Feeder State Display for Accurate Replenishment and Collection
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Solution Overview
Problem
In component mounting lines, distinguishing between feeders to be replenished and those to be collected is challenging due to their similar appearances, leading to incorrect identification and inefficient collection operations.
Innovation Solution
A feeder state display system is implemented, featuring a feeder management section and a state display section on each feeder, using light emitting elements to clearly indicate whether a feeder is for replenishment or collection, making it easy for operators to visually determine the correct action.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If feeders to be replenished and feeders to be collected are mixed in the feeder storage, then the feeder storage can efficiently utilize space, but it becomes difficult for operators to accurately distinguish and select the correct feeders
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color-coded labels or visual indicators on feeders to distinguish between feeders to be replenished and feeders to be collected. This allows operators to quickly identify the correct feeders through color differentiation, eliminating the need to examine each feeder individually while maintaining efficient space utilization in the mixed storage configuration.
2Device complexity
If operators visually select feeders from a large number of stored feeders, then the system maintains simplicity, but the collection operation becomes time-consuming and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-identifying feeder system where each feeder has visual indicators or labels that automatically display its status (to be replenished or to be collected). This allows the feeders to 'identify themselves' to operators, eliminating the need for complex selection processes or additional verification steps, thus reducing collection time while maintaining system simplicity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This system allows operators to accurately and efficiently select and collect the correct feeders, improving the efficiency of the feeder management process by providing clear visual cues.
Implementation Method 1
A feeder state display system... featuring a feeder management section and a state display section on each feeder, using light emitting elements to clearly indicate whether a feeder is for replenishment or collection
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes feeder storage that stores feeders to be replenished to multiple component mounters and feeders removed from each component mounter, automatic exchanging device to replenish a feeder taken from the feeder storage to each component mounter and collect a feeder removed from each component mounter to the feeder storage, and feeder management section that manages whether each feeder stored in the feeder storage is a feeder to be replenished or a feeder to be collected. State display section, being provided with each feeder on an end face part on a removal direction side or an upper end face part, is configured to display a state of the feeder, and the feeder management section displays whether each feeder stored in the feeder storage is the feeder to be replenished or the feeder to be collected, on the state display section of each feeder.