Component Supply Device with State Detection for Tape Installation Timing
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Solution Overview
Problem
In automatic loading type tape feeders, it is difficult to determine the timing for installing following carrier tapes, leading to inefficiencies in component supply operations.
Innovation Solution
A component supply device and management system that includes a supply state detector to determine the installation state of accommodation bodies, notifying workers when a following accommodation body is needed, thus enabling timely installation and improving work efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If multiple carrier tapes are installed simultaneously in the splicingless feeder, then the automation level and productivity are improved, but it becomes difficult to grasp the timing for installing following carrier tapes
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by detecting the supply state of components in carrier tapes and notifying workers when following carrier tapes should be installed. The notification device provides real-time information about the installation timing, allowing workers to respond appropriately without needing to manually monitor multiple tapes.
Solution Approach 2:
The feeder system performs self-service by automatically detecting component supply states and generating notifications for required actions. The system monitors its own operation and communicates necessary maintenance actions to workers, reducing the need for constant human observation and intervention.
2Ease of operation
If splicing is eliminated in splicingless feeder, then the operation complexity is reduced, but the ability to grasp installation timing deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The notification device provides feedback to workers about when following carrier tapes need to be installed. This feedback mechanism compensates for the loss of visual cues that would otherwise indicate installation timing, maintaining ease of operation while restoring timing information.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification device acts as an intermediary between the feeder system and the worker. It translates the complex state of multiple carrier tapes into simple, actionable information, allowing the worker to understand installation timing without directly observing the internal state of the feeder.
3Productivity
If multiple accommodation bodies are operated sequentially, then the component supply capacity is improved, but the difficulty of detecting supply state increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the detection of supply states from multiple accommodation bodies into a unified notification system. Instead of requiring separate monitoring of each carrier tape, the notification device consolidates this information and presents it in a single, comprehensible format to the worker.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by detecting the supply state of components across all accommodation bodies and notifying workers when following carrier tapes should be installed. This feedback mechanism simplifies the detection task by processing complex multi-tape information automatically.
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AI summary
A component supply device including an accommodation body installation unit in which one or more accommodation bodies each accommodating components are installable, the component supply device sequentially operates the one or more accommodation bodies to supply each of the components to a predetermined component supply position. The component supply device comprises a supply state detector which detects a supply state of components in total accommodated in the one or more accommodation bodies installed on the accommodation body installation unit, a determination unit which determines, based on the supply state, a state of the accommodation body installation unit among (i) an installation disabled state, (ii) an installation enabled state, and (iii) an installation required state, and a notifier which notifies a worker of the state of the accommodation body installation unit determined by the determination unit.