Compact Component Supply Replenishment via Tape Standby
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
The automatic replenishment device for component supply tapes is too wide, reducing the number of component supply devices that can be set up in a component installation device, which in turn decreases the variety of electronic components available for installation.
Innovation Solution
A component supply device with a replenishment system that detects the run-out of the component supply tape and moves only the supply tape to a standby section for replacement, eliminating the need to move the reels, thus allowing for a more compact design without stopping the installation device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the automatic replenishment device is designed to replace component supply tapes, then the installation device can continue operating without stopping, but the device width increases, reducing the number of component supply devices that can be accommodated
Solution Approach 1:
The replenishment device is divided into separate functional modules: a reel holding section for storing multiple reels, a standby section for holding the component supply tape, and a replenishment mechanism. This segmentation allows each module to be optimized independently and arranged compactly, reducing the overall device width while maintaining continuous operation capability
Solution Approach 2:
The component supply tape is stored in the standby section positioned above the reel holding section, utilizing the vertical dimension rather than horizontal space. This three-dimensional arrangement allows the replenishment device to accommodate multiple reels without increasing the horizontal footprint, enabling more component supply devices to be arranged in the available space
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple component supply devices are arranged to increase component variety, then more electronic component types can be supplied, but the device width increases, requiring a larger installation device
Solution Approach 1:
The replenishment device is designed with universal functionality to handle multiple types of component supply tapes through standardized reel holders and feed mechanisms. This allows a single replenishment device to support various component types without requiring additional dedicated devices, increasing component variety while maintaining a compact footprint
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple reels are pre-loaded into the reel holding section before the component supply tape is depleted. This preliminary preparation allows for rapid tape replacement without stopping the installation device, ensuring continuous operation with diverse component types available without requiring proportional increases in device width
Data Source
AI summary
The invention provides a component supply device which is small and can supply electronic components efficiently. The component supply device 1 mounts a component supply tape T and exposes the electronic components out of the component supply tape T to provide to a component installation device 7 which mounts the electronic components on a circuit board. The component supply device 1 has a replenishment device 2 which replenishes a new component supply tape (Tb) when a preceding component supply tape Ta runs out, and a sensor S which detects the run-out of the preceding component supply tape Ta. The replenishment device 2 has a reel holding section 21 on which reels 20 wound with the component supply tape T are inserted, and a standby section 5 of the component supply tape T. When the sensor S detects that the preceding component supply tape Ta runs out and issues a detection signal, the component supply tape T is moved from the standby section to be replenished.