Component Supply Device With Detachable Feeder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing component supply devices require stopping operations to exchange components, leading to reduced efficiency and difficulty in performing component exchanges.
Innovation Solution
A component supply device with a storage section that is attachable and detachable from the mounting section, allowing for seamless replacement of components without halting the supply process, enabling easy component exchange during ongoing operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the storage section is made detachable to enable easy component exchange, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage section is divided into a detachable component that can be separated from the mounting section. This segmentation allows the storage section to be removed and replaced independently without affecting the entire device, thereby improving ease of component exchange while managing structural complexity through modular design.
2Productivity
If component exchange is performed during ongoing operations, then the productivity is improved, but the reliability may worsen due to potential interruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The new storage section is prepared in advance with the required components before the exchange operation. This preliminary preparation ensures that when the exchange is performed during ongoing operations, the process is smooth and interruption-free, thereby maintaining both productivity and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable storage section is designed to enable exchange operations that minimize interruption to the component supply process. By allowing quick replacement of the storage section while the component holding robot continues its operations, the useful action of component supply remains continuous, improving productivity without significantly compromising reliability.
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AI summary
In a bulk component supply device including a component feeder 82 which stores multiple components, a frame 96 to which the component feeder 82 is mounted, and a component support member 220 which supports, in a scattered state, multiple components which are discharged from an opening of the component feeder which is in a state of being mounted to the frame, a operator is capable of removing the component feeder from the frame by gripping a grip 104 of the component feeder and releasing a lock mechanism. Therefore, for example, when the components of a next step are being supplied from the component support member through an operation of a component holding head, it is possible to remove the component feeder from the frame and to attach a component feeder in which a new type of component is stored to the frame. Accordingly, it becomes possible to perform exchanging of components without stopping work of supplying the components.