Replaceable Mounting Head Interface for Automatic Setup and Calibration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing substrate-related-operation performing apparatuses lack the ability to easily replace and maintain operation performing heads, limiting their usability and applicability across various operations and substrate types.
Innovation Solution
A substrate-related-operation performing apparatus with detachably attached operation performing heads, allowing for easy attachment and detachment without tools, and the ability to replace heads with different constructions for different operations, along with an individual-information recording medium and head-related-information recognizing portion to facilitate maintenance and operation preparation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If operation performing heads are fixed and cannot be replaced, then the apparatus structure is simple and reliable, but the usability and applicability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The operation performing head is divided into a separate replaceable module that can be detached from the main apparatus body. This segmentation allows the head to be easily replaced with different types for various operations while keeping the main apparatus structure simple and unchanged.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus is designed with a universal mounting interface that can accommodate multiple types of operation performing heads. This universality enables a single apparatus to perform various operations by simply changing the attached head, greatly enhancing applicability without complicating the core structure.
2Ease of repair
If operation performing heads can be replaced, then maintenance becomes easier and usability improves, but the attachment and detachment process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening and releasing mechanisms are extracted as simple, dedicated components specifically designed for quick attachment and detachment. This extraction allows the maintenance function to be simplified while the complex control and positioning functions remain integrated in the main apparatus.
Solution Approach 2:
The operation performing head is designed with self-aligning and self-locking features that automatically guide the attachment process and ensure proper positioning without requiring complex external tools or procedures. The quick-release mechanism allows operators to easily detach and replace heads themselves during maintenance or operation changes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of operation performing heads are prepared, then the apparatus can perform various operations, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of integrating multiple different functions into a single complex head, the invention inverts the approach by making the head itself the replaceable element. Each head is designed for a specific operation type, and users select and attach the appropriate head based on the required operation, simplifying the management of multiple functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus handles different operation types by changing the parameter of which head is attached, rather than changing the internal configuration of a single head. This parameter change approach allows multiple operation types to be supported while keeping each individual head design simple and manageable.
Data Source
AI summary
Ease and scope of use of a substrate-related-operation performing apparatus are improved. The substrate-related-operation performing apparatus such as a component mounting apparatus employs an operation performing head 21 such as a mounting head 21, such that the operation performing head 21 is detachably attached to the apparatus. Preferably, a plurality of operation performing heads 21 having different constructions can be replaced with each other. In this case, each operation performing head 21 includes a recording medium 400 in which individual information of the head 21 is recorded, and the apparatus reads the individual information from the medium, recognizes (500), based on the read individual information, information related to the head 21, and prepares, based on the recognized head-related information, for using the head 21 attached to the apparatus. The apparatus can automatically prepare the use of the head 21, by judging (512) whether the head 21 can be used, selecting (516) a software driver corresponding to the head 21, and performing calibration of the head 21, i.e., adjustment of a position related to a movement of the head 21.