Modular Electronic Component Handling Apparatus for Specification Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic component handling apparatuses are over-specified, leading to increased costs due to the need for major modifications to meet individual user requirements, resulting in inefficient optimization of specifications.
Innovation Solution
An electronic component handling apparatus with modular design, allowing for the addition or removal of contact units and transfer units, enabling customization to meet specific user needs while optimizing specifications at a lower cost, featuring a tray transport system that moves trays vertically and horizontally to facilitate efficient testing and handling of DUTs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the electronic component handling apparatus is designed with comprehensive specifications to satisfy many market needs, then the apparatus can handle diverse requirements, but the cost increases and the specification becomes over-specification for individual users
Solution Approach 1:
The handling apparatus is divided into independent functional modules including a loader unit with loader part, a chamber unit with contact part, and an unloader unit with unloader part. Each module can be independently configured and modified without affecting other modules, allowing specifications to be optimized for individual user needs without requiring complete redesign of the entire system.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus incorporates movable and adjustable components such as the tray transport unit that can move trays between different positions, and contact units that can be positioned at various locations within the chamber. This dynamic configurability allows the system to adapt to different testing requirements while maintaining a compact overall structure.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the electronic component handling apparatus is designed as a single frame structure, then structural integrity is maintained, but major modifications are required to change specifications
Solution Approach 1:
The single frame structure is segmented into multiple independent units (loader unit, chamber unit, unloader unit) that are connected but can be independently modified. This allows the overall structural stability to be maintained while enabling flexible specification changes through modular replacement or reconfiguration of individual units.
Solution Approach 2:
The chamber unit serves multiple functions by accommodating different contact parts that can be installed at different positions within the chamber. The same chamber structure can support various testing configurations by simply changing the contact part assembly, providing specification flexibility without structural modification.
3Device complexity
If the contact units and transfer units are fixed in number, then the apparatus structure is simplified, but the specification cannot be optimized for individual user requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The loader unit and unloader unit are designed as independent modular components with standardized interfaces. The number of contact units, loader parts, and unloader parts can be independently selected and configured based on user requirements, allowing specification optimization without significantly increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus allows variation of key parameters such as the number of contact units, the number of loader/unloader parts, and the positioning of these units within the chamber. These parameter changes enable customization of the system specification to match individual user needs while maintaining a relatively simple base structure.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic component handling apparatus handles a device under test (DUT). The electronic component handling apparatus includes: transfer units that each include a DUT transfer part that mounts the DUT on a first tray and removes the DUT from the first tray; contact units that each press the DUT mounted on the first tray against a socket disposed on a test head connected to a tester; and a tray transporter that transports the first tray between the contact units and the transfer units. Either or both of (i) at least one of the contact units and (ii) at least one of the transfer units are removably disposed on the electronic component handling apparatus.