Magnetic Core Pick-and-Place Heating for Adhesive Component Release
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pick & place tools are complex and expensive due to the need for multiple capabilities, such as attaching and detaching components, which complicates their design and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A pick & place system utilizing a magnetic core for both magnetic coupling and heating of components, with a controller providing AC and DC currents to an inductive coil to magnetically attract and thermally engage components, allowing for efficient attachment and detachment by sequencing electrical excitation signals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple capabilities (attachment and detachment functions) are integrated into pick & place tools, then functionality and versatility are improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines attachment and detachment functions into a single integrated tool by merging a heating element with a magnetic attractor. The heating element softens adhesive to enable detachment, while the magnetic attractor provides attachment force, allowing one tool to perform multiple operations that previously required separate devices
Solution Approach 2:
The pick & place tool is designed with universal functionality to perform both attachment and detachment operations. By incorporating a heating element that can soften adhesive and a magnetic attractor that can hold components, the tool becomes multi-functional and can handle various assembly and disassembly tasks without requiring multiple specialized tools
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple capabilities (attachment and detachment functions) are integrated into pick & place tools, then functionality and versatility are improved, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines attachment and detachment functions into a single integrated tool by merging a heating element with a magnetic attractor. The heating element softens adhesive to enable detachment, while the magnetic attractor provides attachment force, allowing one tool to perform multiple operations that previously required separate devices
Solution Approach 2:
The pick & place tool is designed with universal functionality to perform both attachment and detachment operations. By incorporating a heating element that can soften adhesive and a magnetic attractor that can hold components, the tool becomes multi-functional and can handle various assembly and disassembly tasks without requiring multiple specialized tools
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
Enables efficient and cost-effective attachment and detachment of components by reducing adhesive strength through heating and magnetic attraction, simplifying the system design and operation while maintaining precision and versatility.
Implementation Method 1
A controller provides AC and DC currents to an inductive coil wound about the magnetic core. DC current provided to the inductive coil induces a magnetic field within the magnetic core, thereby magnetically attracting the component when engaged with the component engagement surface.
Implementation Method 2
AC current provided to the magnetic core inductively heats the magnetic core, thereby heating the component when engaged with the component engagement surface
Implementation Method 3
thereby heating the component when engaged with the component engagement surface
Data Source
Figure 1A~1B
Figure 2
Figure 3A~3C
AI summary
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a pick & place system that uses a magnetic core for both magnetic coupling with an assembly component and heating of the assembly component. The magnetic core has a component engagement surface configured to magnetically and thermally engage the component. A controller is configured to provide both AC current and DC current to an inductive coil wound about the magnetic core. DC current provided to the inductive coil induces a magnetic field within the magnetic core, thereby magnetically attracting the component when engaged with the component engagement surface. AC current provided to the magnetic core inductively heats the magnetic core, thereby heating the component when engaged with the component engagement surface.