Reel Holder Positioning for Compact Component Supply
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Solution Overview
Problem
The compact arrangement of component supplying apparatuses on surface mounting machines is hindered by the protrusion of wide reels, leading to interference with adjacent units and management challenges when reels and apparatuses are not integrally managed.
Innovation Solution
A reel holder is provided that can be displaced between a holding and storing position, allowing for compact configuration and easy integration of the component supplying apparatus and reel, with the reel held to the side or below the guide passage to avoid space occupation and facilitate transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If component supplying apparatuses are made thinner and arranged at smaller intervals, then the number of apparatuses that can be installed increases and setup efficiency improves, but wide reels protrude and interfere with adjacent apparatuses
Solution Approach 1:
The reel holder is separated from the main body of the component supplying apparatus, allowing the reel to be held independently. This segmentation enables the reel to be positioned away from the apparatus body, preventing interference with adjacent apparatuses while maintaining compact arrangement.
Solution Approach 2:
The reel holder extends in the width direction from the main body, utilizing the lateral space rather than occupying the front or back space. This dimensional change allows the reel to be positioned to the side of the apparatus, avoiding interference with adjacent units while maintaining narrow pitch arrangement.
2Productivity
If a separate reel holder is provided, then component supplying apparatuses can be arranged at narrow pitch, but integral management of the apparatus and reel becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The reel holder is designed to be detachably attached to the main body of the component supplying apparatus. When not in use, the reel holder can be attached to the apparatus body, enabling integral management and easy relocation of the apparatus with its attached reel holder, while during operation it can be separated for narrow pitch arrangement.
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AI summary
A component supplying apparatus and a reel can be easily and integrally managed when not supplying components, and the component supplying apparatus can be made to be compact when the component supplying apparatus and the reel are not integrally managed. The component supplying apparatus (50) has an apparatus main body section (53), provided with a feeding apparatus (52) for pulling out a tape (TP), which holds components at fixed intervals, from a reel (80) toward a prescribed component supplying position, and a main body frame (500) on which the feeding apparatus (52) is mounted. The component supplying apparatus (50) is removably mounted on a surface mounting machine (10). The component supplying apparatus (50) is provided with an engaging section (100) as reel holder, which is mounted on the apparatus main body section (53) and is displaced between a holding position where the reel (80) is held and a storing position where the reel (80) is not held.