Component Mounting Cell With Pressing Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional component mounting processes require multiple robots, which occupy significant space and are inefficient in terms of workload utilization, and often struggle to apply sufficient pressure for inserting components into workpieces, especially when dealing with diverse components and complex workpiece geometries.
Innovation Solution
A component mounting cell equipped with a pressing device featuring a single press, multiple pushers, and a striking plate with movable support points, allowing for the insertion of various components using a single press unit, with a robot positioning the workpiece to align holes with the pushers and striking plate for precise and forceful component insertion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple robots are used to mount different components, then each component can be inserted, but the space required and equipment complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
A single robot is designed to perform multiple functions by sequentially mounting different components on a workpiece using a single press unit. The robot can handle various component types through a unified interface, eliminating the need for multiple specialized robots while maintaining versatility in component insertion capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The workpiece is divided into multiple components that can be inserted sequentially at different positions. The single press unit is configured to apply force at different locations through a unified interface, allowing one robot to perform the function of multiple robots by processing components in sequence rather than simultaneously
2Device complexity
If a single robot is used to mount multiple components, then space is reduced, but the robot cannot apply sufficient pressure to all component types
Solution Approach 1:
A press unit acts as an intermediary between the single robot and the workpiece components. The press unit is specifically designed to generate and apply the necessary high pressing forces for inserting components, while the robot provides positioning and control. This separation allows the robot to maintain versatility while the press unit ensures sufficient force application for all component types
3Productivity
If multiple robots are deployed, then all components can be inserted simultaneously, but workload utilization becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The single robot performs component insertion operations in a continuous sequential manner, moving from one component to the next without idle time between operations. The unified interface and press unit are designed to accommodate different component types, allowing the robot to maintain continuous productive action across all component insertion tasks without the downtime associated with robot coordination and workload balancing
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables versatile and efficient component mounting with reduced equipment needs, allowing for the handling of different components and complex workpieces without damaging them, by using a single press unit to apply controlled pressure across various positions and angles.
Implementation Method 1
The pushers are configured to move and be alternatively situated coaxially to the press in order to receive the force exerted by said press and transmit it to the component to be inserted in the hole of the workpiece
Implementation Method 2
a striking plate that is configured to bear the insertion stresses exerted by said press
Data Source
AI summary
A cell for mounting components in a workpiece includes a pressing device for inserting at least two different components into a workpiece using pressure. The device includes: a press, a plurality of pushers and a striking plate. The pushers are situated vertically and configured to receive the force exerted by the press. One end of each pusher is configured to receive a component to be inserted in the workpiece. The striking plate is configured to bear the insertion stresses exerted by the press and includes a plurality of support points that may be moved until they are alternatively positioned in an aligned way with a pusher arranged coaxially to the press. The cell includes a robot provided with a claw, the robot being configured to hold the workpiece and position it in the pressing device.