Tray for electronic parts

Abstract

A first construction of a tray for electronic parts according to the present invention is provided with an engaging cut-out corner portion which is formed by cutting a corner portion of a table-like flat portion which is arranged diagonally with respect to a cut-out corner portion. A second construction of a tray for electronic parts according to the present invention is provided with a pawl engaging protruding portion which is formed on a step-like peripheral edge portion above a cut-out portion. In a third construction of a tray for electronic parts according to the present invention, when two trays are stacked up so that the top faces thereof face each other, an engaging first-shaped protrusion which is formed around a predetermined pocket of one tray engages an engaging second-shaped protrusion which is formed around a predetermined pocket of the other tray.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A tray for electronic parts, comprising: 
 a substantially rectangular table-like flat portion constituting a principal portion of the tray;    a plurality of pockets, each of which comprises a recessed portion formed in said table-like flat portion so as to be adapted to the size of a corresponding one of electronic parts to be housed therein and which are arranged in the form of a matrix;    a step-like peripheral edge portion which is formed on the peripheral edge portion of said table-like flat portion so as to allow a plurality of trays to be sequentially engaged with each other to be stacked up;    a side-wall-like edge portion which is formed on the bottom side of said step-like peripheral edge portion so as to support thereon said table-like flat portion and said step-like peripheral edge portion;    a cut-out portion which is formed by cutting out a part of said side-wall-like edge portion so as to engage a carrying pawl of a carrying mechanism for carrying the tray;    a cut-out corner portion which is formed by cutting out one of four corner portions of each of said table-like flat portion, said step-like peripheral edge portion and said side-wall-like peripheral edge portion in order to align the respective trays when the plurality of trays are sequentially engaged with each other to be stacked up; and    an engaging cut-out corner portion which is formed by cutting out a corner portion of said table-like flat portion, which is arranged diagonally with respect to said cut-out corner portion, so as to allow the plurality of trays to be sequentially engaged with each other to be stacked even if the directions of the trays are opposite to each other in horizontal directions.    
     
     
         2 . A tray for electronic parts, comprising: 
 a substantially rectangular table-like flat portion constituting a principal portion of the tray;    a plurality of pockets, each of which comprises a recessed portion formed in said table-like flat portion so as to be adapted to the size of a corresponding one of electronic parts to be housed therein and which are arranged in the form of a matrix;    a step-like peripheral edge portion which is formed on the peripheral edge portion of said table-like flat portion so as to allow a plurality of trays to be sequentially engaged with each other to be stacked up;    a side-wall-like edge portion which is formed on the bottom side of said step-like peripheral edge portion so as to support thereon said table-like flat portion and said step-like peripheral edge portion;    a cut-out portion which is formed by cutting out a part of said side-wall-like edge portion so as to engage a carrying pawl of a carrying mechanism for carrying the tray;    a cut-out corner portion which is formed by cutting out one of four corner portions of each of said table-like flat portion and said step-like peripheral edge portion in order to align the respective trays when the plurality of trays are sequentially engaged with each other to be stacked up; and    a pawl engaging protruding portion which is formed on the surface of said step-like peripheral edge portion above said cut-out portion so as to be able to engage said carrying pawl of said carrying mechanism from the bottom side in a state that the trays are reversed.    
     
     
         3 . A tray for electronic parts comprising: 
 a substantially rectangular table-like flat portion constituting a principal portion of the tray;    a plurality of pockets, each of which comprises a rectangular recessed portion formed in said table-like flat portion so as to be adapted to the size of a range occupied by ball terminals provided on the bottom of the package of electronic parts to be housed therein and which are arranged in the form of a matrix;    a side-wall-like edge portion which is formed on the bottom side of the peripheral edge portion of said table-like flat portion so as to support thereon the peripheral edge portion of said table-like flat portion;    a cut-out portion which is formed by cutting out a part of said side-wall-like edge portion so as to engage a carrying pawl of a carrying mechanism for carrying the tray;    a cut-out corner portion which is formed by cutting out one of four corner portions of said table-like flat portion in order to align the respective trays when the plurality of trays are sequentially engaged with each other to be stacked up;    engaging first-shaped protrusions, each of which has a first shape and which are formed around each of alternate pockets in row and column directions, of said plurality of pockets formed in the form of the matrix, so as to be adapted to the size of a corresponding one of said electronic parts to be housed; and    engaging second-shaped protrusions, each of which has a second shape and which are formed around each of pockets, around which said engaging first-shaped protrusions are not provided, so as to be adapted to the size of a corresponding one of said electronic parts to be housed, so as to engage said engaging first-shaped protrusions when said table-like flat portion of the tray faces the table-like flat portion of another tray to be stacked up.    
     
     
         4 . A tray for electronic parts as set forth in    claim 3   , wherein said upper portion of each of said engaging first-shaped protrusions and said engaging second-shaped protrusions is tapered.  
     
     
         5 . A tray for electronic parts as set forth in    claim 3   , wherein said engaging first-shaped protrusions are engaging L-shaped protrusions which are formed on four corner portions surrounding each of alternate pockets in row and column directions, of said plurality of pockets formed in the form of the matrix, so as to be adapted to the size of a corresponding one of said electronic parts to be housed; and 
 said engaging second-shaped protrusions are engaging I-shaped protrusions which are formed at the central portion of each of four sides surrounding to pockets, around which said engaging L-shaped protrusions are not provided, to extend along the respective four sides and which are adapted to the size of a corresponding one of said electronic parts to be housed, so as to engage said engaging L-shaped protrusions when said table-like flat portion of the tray faces the table-like flat portion of another tray to be stacked up.    
     
     
         6 . A tray for electronic parts as set forth in    claim 5   , wherein said upper portion of each of said engaging first-shaped protrusions and said engaging second-shaped protrusions is tapered.