Tape Solder Cutting Layout for Reduced Installation Width
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional solder cutting devices require a significant installation area due to the arrangement of motors and rollers in the width direction of the tape-like solder material, leading to increased space requirements in production systems.
Innovation Solution
A solder cutting device with a first actuator converting rotational motion into linear motion and a second actuator moving cutting members perpendicular to the tape-like material, reducing the device width and allowing for compact installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If motors and rollers are arranged in the width direction of the tape-like solder material, then the solder cutting device can function properly, but the device width increases and installation area is enlarged
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reconfigures the arrangement of motors and rollers from the width direction to the length direction of the tape-like solder material. The motors are positioned along the sending path in the length direction, allowing the solder material to pass between them. This dimensional change reduces the device width while maintaining all necessary functions, enabling multiple devices to be installed in parallel with smaller overall footprint.
2Area of stationary object
If the device width is reduced for compact installation, then installation area is optimized, but the arrangement of drive sources becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the solder cutting device into modular sections: a sending device with multiple rollers arranged along the length direction, and a cutting device with independently controllable cutting members. Each module has its own drive sources positioned optimally within that module. This segmentation allows flexible arrangement that reduces overall device width while maintaining functional independence and ease of arrangement for each module.
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 solution enables a reduction in device width, allowing for efficient use of installation space even when multiple devices are installed in parallel, thereby optimizing the size of the production system.
Implementation Method 1
a first actuator being electrically-driven and converting a rotational motion of a rotating body whose axis extends in the first direction into a linear motion in the first direction
Implementation Method 2
a second actuator linearly moving a moving body movable in the first direction, and a transmission mechanism converting the linear motion of the moving body into a linear motion in the second direction
Data Source
AI summary
A solder cutting device includes a first holding part, a first drive part that feeds a tape-like solder material held by the first holding part in a first direction, a cutting part for cutting the tape-like solder material, and a second drive part that actuates the cutting part. The first drive part is a first actuator that is electrically-driven and that converts a rotational motion of a rotating body, the axis of which extends in the first direction, into a motion in the first direction. The second drive part includes a second actuator that moves a moving body in the first direction, and a connection portion that converts the motion of the moving body into a motion in a second direction and transmits the motion to the cutting part.