Capacitor Tape Packaging With Optical ID Reading Window
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for reading information from electronic components housed in embossed tapes require unpacking the components, leading to low work efficiency due to the need to individually access each component for identification.
Innovation Solution
An electronic component set with a holding member that keeps the components aligned and accessible, allowing an optical reader to read identification units without removing them from the packaging, using a packaging member with a light-transmitting window for improved readability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If electronic components are housed in embossed tapes for packaging, then the components are protected and organized, but the work efficiency of reading information deteriorates because unpacking is required to access each component
Solution Approach 1:
The identification unit is extracted from the electronic component and placed on the holding member (packaging tape), allowing the identification information to be accessed independently of the component itself. This enables reading the identification without removing the component from its protective packaging.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding member serves as an intermediary carrier that holds both the electronic component and its identification unit. The identification unit on the holding member acts as a mediator that provides access to identification information without requiring direct access to the component inside the packaging.
2Measurement precision
If electronic components are individually accessed for reading identification, then accurate reading is achieved, but work efficiency deteriorates due to the need to remove each component from packaging
Solution Approach 1:
The identification unit is preliminarily placed on the holding member during the packaging process, so that identification information is already positioned and ready for reading before the component needs to be accessed. This preliminary positioning eliminates the need for unpacking during the reading operation.
3Ease of operation
If components are kept in packaged form, then storage and handling are simplified, but readability of identification units deteriorates without light-transmitting windows
Solution Approach 1:
The holding member is segmented with light-transmitting windows at specific positions, allowing optical readers to access identification units through the packaging material. This segmentation maintains the integrity of the packaged form while creating access points for information retrieval.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding member incorporates light-transmitting (transparent or translucent) windows that allow optical signals to pass through, enabling the identification unit to be read through the packaging without physical removal of the component.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enhances the work efficiency of reading information from electronic components by allowing continuous or intermittent reading without the need to unpack or individually handle each component, improving the readability of identification units through the use of a light-transmitting window.
Implementation Method 1
a packaging member (3) that packages the plurality of electronic components (2). The packaging member (3) includes a light-transmitting window (31) located in a first area of the packaging member (3), the first area being corresponding to the identification unit (21)
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic component set includes a plurality of electronic components and a holding member that holds the plurality of electronic components. Each of the plurality of electronic components includes an identification unit. The plurality of electronic components are held by the holding member to allow an optical reader to read the identification unit of the each of the plurality of electronic components.