Standalone Reel Holding Device for Component Mounter Supply Capacity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing component mounter systems face limitations in increasing the number of feeder devices without altering external dimensions, leading to insufficient carrier tape supply and high manufacturing costs due to compatibility issues with new feeder types.
Innovation Solution
A standalone type reel holding device is introduced, which can be separately located and integrated with the component mounter to hold additional tape reels, supplementing the carrier tape supply to feeder devices, thereby increasing the overall quantity of carrier tapes without requiring new reel holding sections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the quantity of feeder devices is increased to supply more component types, then the component supply capacity is improved, but the external dimensions of the component mounter must be increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a standalone reel holding device positioned separately from the main component mounter body, utilizing spatial extension in a different dimension. This allows additional tape reels to be supplied to feeders without increasing the footprint of the main device, effectively adding capacity through dimensional extension rather than lateral expansion.
Solution Approach 2:
The reel holding function is segmented into two independent parts: a main-body-side reel holding section integrated with the component mounter, and a standalone reel holding device positioned separately. This segmentation allows the standalone device to be added without modifying the main device's dimensions, resolving the contradiction between increased capacity and constrained size.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a new reel holding section is manufactured to match new feeder device types, then compatibility with new feeders is improved, but manufacturing costs increase and existing reel holding sections are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The standalone reel holding device is designed with universal compatibility to work with various types of feeder devices. By creating a separate, standardized interface that can accommodate different feeder types, the system achieves multi-functionality without requiring custom-designed reel holding sections for each feeder type, thereby reducing manufacturing costs and avoiding waste of existing components.
Solution Approach 2:
The standalone reel holding device acts as an intermediary between the component mounter and various feeder device types. This intermediate component provides a standardized connection point that can adapt to different feeder configurations, enabling compatibility with new feeder types without modifying the main device or incurring high manufacturing costs for custom solutions.
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AI summary
A standalone type reel holding device (7) configured to be set separately to a component mounter (1) provided with a component supply device (3), the component supply device (3) including multiple feeder devices (81, 82) and a main-body-side reel holding section (35) configured to hold multiple tape reels TR around in a rotatable and exchangeable manner, wherein the standalone type reel holding device (7) holds separately-located tape reels different to the tape reels held by the main-body-side reel holding section (35) in a rotatable and exchangeable manner, and supplies carrier tapes (CT) wound on the separately-located tape reels TR to the feeder devices (82). Thus, it is possible to increase the overall quantity of carrier tapes supplied to feeder devices from the main-body-side reel holding section and the additional type reel holding device.