Tape Feeder Supply Layout for Wide Electronic Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic component supply devices struggle to accommodate and supply electronic components of various sizes due to differences in width, leading to inefficiencies and space constraints.
Innovation Solution
The device incorporates a holding mechanism that can hold multiple containers wider than the tape feeder, aligning them to supply electronic components to multiple tape feeders, allowing for the supply of components of varying widths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the holding mechanism holds containers wider than the tape feeder, then electronic components of various sizes can be supplied, but the device width increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensionality change by arranging multiple containers in the width direction (horizontal dimension) rather than only in the depth direction. The holding mechanism is configured to hold multiple containers side-by-side, allowing wide containers to be accommodated without excessively increasing the overall device width in the vertical dimension. This resolves the contradiction by distributing the space requirement across the horizontal dimension.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding mechanism is segmented into multiple container holding positions arranged in the width direction. Instead of using a single large holding space, the mechanism is divided into discrete positions that can accommodate multiple containers of various widths. This segmentation allows flexible configuration to match different container sizes while controlling the overall device footprint.
2Area of stationary object
If multiple containers are aligned in the direction parallel to the conveyance path, then space requirements are reduced, but the complexity of the holding mechanism increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple container holding functions into a single holding mechanism structure. The mechanism integrates support, alignment, and supply functions for multiple containers into one unified structure, reducing the need for separate mechanisms for each container. This merging approach reduces overall space requirements while managing complexity through functional integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding mechanism is designed with universal functionality to accommodate and supply from multiple containers of different sizes. The same mechanism structure performs multiple functions: holding containers, aligning them in the conveyance direction, and supplying components to the tape feeder. This multi-functionality reduces the need for specialized mechanisms for each container type, thereby reducing overall complexity.
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AI summary
An electronic component supply device, comprising: a tape feeder configured to feed out a taped electronic component and supply an electronic component; and a holding mechanism arranged to handle the tape feeder and configured to hold a container for accommodating the taped electronic component supplied to the tape feeder, in which the holding mechanism is configured to hold the container having a width larger than the width of the tape feeder.