Inclined Rotation Path for Electronic Component Alignment
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic component transportation devices often cause the posture of multilayer ceramic capacitors to tilt and become stuck during transportation due to their design, which affects the alignment of inner electrodes and generates acoustic noise.
Innovation Solution
The electronic component transportation device features a rotation path with inclined surfaces and strategically placed magnetic force generators to guide the components, ensuring they are transported without tilting and maintaining alignment, with the angle between surfaces optimized to prevent sticking and facilitate smooth rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the rotation path has transition guide walls with a gap that is narrower toward the end portion connected to the second transportation path, then the electronic component alignment is improved, but the electronic component is easily stuck and the posture tilts
Solution Approach 1:
The guide walls are designed with asymmetric gap widths where the first portion has a larger gap width than the second portion. This asymmetric configuration allows electronic components to enter the rotation path easily through the wider first portion while the narrower second portion provides precise alignment control, preventing both sticking and posture tilting during transportation
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the guide walls have different gap widths tailored to specific functional requirements. The first portion (entry region) has a larger gap to prevent sticking during entry, while the second portion (alignment region) has a narrower gap to ensure precise alignment, creating local quality variations that solve the contradiction between reliability and precision
2Manufacturing precision
If the gap between guide walls is narrowed for alignment, then the alignment precision is improved, but the electronic component posture tilts and sticking occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The guide wall gap is segmented into two distinct portions: a first portion with a larger gap width for smooth entry and positioning, and a second portion with a narrower gap width for precise alignment. This segmentation allows each portion to optimize for its specific function, ensuring both easy operation and high precision without conflict
3Manufacturing precision
If the rotation path is designed with tighter constraints for alignment, then the inner electrode alignment is improved, but the acoustic noise increases due to component distortion
Solution Approach 1:
The guide walls perform preliminary alignment action on electronic components before they enter the rotation path. By pre-positioning components with the asymmetric gap configuration, the components are already aligned when entering rotation, preventing distortion during rotation that would generate acoustic noise, thus achieving both precision and low noise
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
The device effectively prevents the electronic components from sticking and ensures proper alignment of inner electrodes, reducing acoustic noise and improving the transportation efficiency by using inclined surfaces and magnetic forces to guide the components along the rotation path.
Implementation Method 1
a first magnet is provided in the rotation path so as to apply a magnetic force to an electronic component such that inner electrodes in the electronic component extend in a predetermined direction
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic component transportation device includes a rotation path and a first magnetic force generator. The rotation path extends along a transportation direction of an electronic component with a rectangular or substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The rotation path is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction. The rotation path includes a first surface and a second surface intersecting with each other. The first magnetic force generator is arranged at a lateral side of the rotation path.