Component Storage Recess with Tapered Guide Surfaces for Orientation Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing component storage methods require multiple members and jigs, leading to poor usability and inefficiency in storing components with defined orientations, as they often rely on tools and are wasteful due to the need for many components.
Innovation Solution
A component storage system with a storage recess and a contacting section that allows components to rotate 90 degrees by their own weight when falling, enabling easy storage without additional tools by modifying the shape of the storage member.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If multiple component storage members and jigs are used to store components with defined orientation, then the component can be stored in the correct orientation, but the device complexity and number of parts increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple storage members into a single integrated component storage member. The storage recess includes multiple guide surfaces (first guide surface, second guide surface, third guide surface) that work together to control component orientation, eliminating the need for separate jigs and multiple storage members while maintaining precise orientation control.
Solution Approach 2:
The single component storage member performs multiple functions: it stores the component, guides its orientation through multiple guide surfaces, and controls its placement. The storage recess is designed to universally handle components requiring specific orientation without needing additional specialized tools or members.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple component storage members are prepared to ensure proper component storage, then the component orientation is controlled, but the loss of substance increases due to wasteful use of materials
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple storage members into one, the patent reduces material consumption. The single storage member includes all necessary guide surfaces and structural features to control component orientation, eliminating the waste associated with producing and discarding multiple separate storage members and jigs.
3Manufacturing precision
If additional tools and members are used for component storage, then the component can be stored with defined orientation, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates all orientation control features directly into the storage recess of the component storage member. The guide surfaces are built-in structural features rather than separate tools, making the storage operation simple and intuitive while maintaining precise orientation control.
Solution Approach 2:
The component storage member is designed to automatically guide and orient the component through its built-in guide surfaces during the storage process. The system serves itself by using the storage recess geometry to control orientation without requiring external jigs or additional operational steps.
4Manufacturing precision
If multiple members are used for component storage, then the component orientation is controlled, but the productivity decreases due to complex storage process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates multiple storage operations into a single action. By integrating all guide surfaces and orientation control features into one storage member, the component can be stored with correct orientation in a single step, eliminating the need for multiple separate operations and improving storage efficiency.
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
This solution enhances the practicality of component storage by allowing components to be stored in a defined orientation using fewer resources, improving efficiency and reducing waste by simplifying the storage process.
Implementation Method 1
the component, by falling along at least a portion of a surface that goes from the contacting section to a bottom surface of the storage recess, rotates 90 degrees due to its own weight
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AI summary
For component receiving member 392 provided with component reception recess 416 shaped according to component 410 that is a storage target, and side wall section 422 that a component held by suction nozzle 332 contacts when moved in the left-right direction, when the component is released in a state contacting the side wall section, the component is stored in the component reception recess by leads 414 of the component falling along tapered surface 426 and the component rotating 90 degrees due to its own weight. Therefore, even in a case in which the component is held by suction nozzle 332 with upper surface 432 facing up, the component is stored in the component reception recess with the upper surface facing up by the component rotating 90 degrees at the component receiving member. That is, according to the invention, it is possible to easily store a component in a storage recess, without needing to use a tool or the like, by slightly changing the shape of the component storage member. This improves the practicality of a component storage member and a storage method.