Inclined Contacting Section for Component Supply Device Clogging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing component supply devices face challenges in effectively dropping components through a dropping opening, leading to component clogging and inefficient collection due to the perpendicular orientation of the contacting section during the sliding process.
Innovation Solution
The component supply device incorporates an inclined contacting section that imparts a force perpendicular to the sliding direction, allowing components to drop into the dropping opening efficiently, preventing clogging by shifting them in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the contacting section is oriented perpendicular to the sliding direction, then the structure is simple, but components cannot drop efficiently through the dropping opening causing clogging
Solution Approach 1:
The contacting section is designed with an inclined surface that is asymmetric relative to the sliding direction. The inclination angle is set between 0° and 90° (preferably 10°-45°) to create a component pushing force with both sliding and dropping components, enabling efficient component ejection while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The orientation parameter of the contacting section is changed from perpendicular (90°) to inclined (0°<α<90°). This parameter modification allows the contacting section to generate both sliding force and dropping force simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and dropping efficiency.
2Productivity
If components are lined up in the sliding direction, then they are easy to collect, but they clog the dropping opening and cannot drop efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The inclined contacting section creates asymmetric force distribution on lined-up components. The inclination angle causes the pushing force to have a component perpendicular to the sliding direction, which pushes components sideways into the dropping opening rather than allowing them to stack and clog.
Solution Approach 2:
The inclined contacting section introduces a force component in the width direction (perpendicular to sliding direction) in addition to the sliding direction force. This dimensional change in force application prevents one-dimensional stacking of components and enables three-dimensional dispersion into the dropping opening.
3Ease of operation
If the contacting section slides perpendicular to components, then collection is straightforward, but components do not drop favorably through the opening
Solution Approach 1:
The orientation parameter of the contacting section is modified from perpendicular to inclined, creating a compound force vector that maintains ease of sliding operation while adding the capability to push components into the dropping opening. The inclination angle balances operational simplicity with dropping effectiveness.
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 ensures components are effectively collected and stored, reducing clogging and enhancing the processing efficiency of the component supply device by aligning the components with the dropping opening, even when they are lined up in the sliding direction.
Implementation Method 1
at least a portion of the contacting section is inclined with respect to a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction. Accordingly, it is possible to push components in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction, such that the components on the stage favorably drop into the dropping opening
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AI summary
A component supply device including: a stage configured such that electronic components are scattered on the stage; a contacting section provided at a height so as to contact the electronic components on the stage; a slide device configured to relatively slide the stage and the contacting section; a dropping opening configured to allow the electronic components scattered on the stage that have been caught by the contacting section to drop in accordance with the relative movement of the stage and the contacting section by the slide device; and a wall provided at a side opposite to a side of the dropping opening at which the electronic components scattered on the stage drop, wherein the contacting section is provided to extend in a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction by the slide device, and at least a portion of the contacting section is inclined with respect to a straight direction along the sliding direction and an upper surface of the stage.