Automatic Component Distribution with Recognition and Pickup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current manufacturing processes for electronic apparatuses, such as electrical connectors and fiber optic connectors, require manual or robotic selection and assembly of various components with different shapes and functions, lacking automation in component distribution and recognition.
Innovation Solution
An automatic distributing equipment with a storage device, recognition device, and pickup device that includes a rotating support tray with division plates, a vibration mechanism, and a robotic gripper system to identify and pick up components based on shape, size, and weight, and place them on a storage tray for assembly preparation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual or robotic selection and assembly of components is used, then components can be assembled into electronic apparatus, but the automation level is low and efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic component distribution where the storage device, recognition device, and pickup device work together without human intervention. The pickup device automatically selects and picks up components based on recognition results, and the storage device automatically rotates and positions components, achieving self-service automation in the component preparation process
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical selection and assembly with an automated system comprising a recognition device (optical/electronic), a pickup device (robotic gripper), and a storage device (rotating tray with motors). This substitution of mechanical manual operations with automated mechanical and electronic systems increases both automation level and productivity
2Ease of operation
If components are stored without organization on the support tray, then storage is simple, but component recognition and selection become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The support tray is divided into multiple storage sections by division plates, with each section dedicated to storing components of a specific type. This segmentation allows the recognition device to easily identify and select components by targeting specific sections, simplifying the recognition process while maintaining an organized storage structure
Solution Approach 2:
Components are pre-organized into specific storage sections on the support tray before the picking process begins. This preliminary organization by component type enables the recognition device and pickup device to efficiently locate and select required components without complex search operations, improving ease of operation
3Manufacturing precision
If the support tray rotates to position components, then component placement precision is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support tray is designed to rotate dynamically to different angular positions to bring specific storage sections to the pickup location. This dynamic rotation, controlled by the first motor, enables precise positioning of components for pickup while using a relatively simple mechanical structure compared to fixed-position complex mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating support tray serves multiple functions: it stores multiple types of components in different sections, rotates to position any section at the pickup location, and works with the division plates to organize components. This multi-functionality achieves precise component placement while avoiding the need for multiple separate positioning mechanisms
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the automation level of manufacturing by accurately recognizing and placing components for assembly, preventing component misplacement and increasing efficiency in preparing electronic apparatuses for assembly.
Implementation Method 1
a vibration device mounted on the base under the support tray and configured to vibrate the support tray
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AI summary
The present invention discloses an automatic distributing equipment for distributing a variety of components with different shapes. The automatic distributing equipment comprises: a base; a storage device mounted on the base to store the components thereon; a recognition device configured to recognize the components stored on the storage device; and a pickup device configured to pick up the recognized components based on a recognition result of the recognition device. In the present invention, the automatic distributing equipment can recognize components to be distributed and pick up the components based on the recognition result.