COMPONENT SUPPLY SYSTEM

• US 20190313555A1
• Filed: 11/02/2016
• Published: 10/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fuji Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Fuji Company Limited
• Inventors: MATSUMOTO, Toru
• Granted Patent: US 11,425,849 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B23P 19/001 Article feeders for assembling machines screws or nuts being carried by a disposable strip or disc B25B23/045
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 47/00 Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/02 Feeding of components
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/021 Loading or unloading of containers H05K13/028 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/022 with orientation of the elements
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/0409 Sucking devices
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/0417 Feeding with belts or tapes
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/0813 Controlling of single components prior to mounting, e.g. orientation, component geometry H05K13/0812 takes precedence

Abstract

A loose component supply device provided with: a stage configured to support scattered components; a holding tool configured to hold a component scattered on the stage; and a component reception member in which is formed a component reception recess in accordance with the component, the device supplying components in a state with the component held by the holding tool loaded in the component reception recess of the component reception member. With the loose component supply device, a setting section is provided for setting any of multiple of the component reception members. An identification plate is provided on the component reception member and a 2D code for identifying the type of the component that is able to be loaded in the component reception recess is provided on the identification plate. Thus, it is possible to confirm the type of component that is in accordance with the component reception member set on the setting section and to reliably set a component reception member that is in accordance with the component scheduled to be supplied on the setting section.

Claims

1. A component supply system comprising:

a stage configured to support scattered components;

a holding tool configured to hold a component scattered on the stage; and

a setting section configured to hold any of multiple loading platforms in which is formed a recess in accordance with the component;

wherein

the component held by the holding tool is supplied by being loaded in the recess of the loading platform set on the setting section, and

the loading platform includes an identification section identifying a type of component that is able to be loaded in the recess.

2. The component supply system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an imaging device configured to image the identification section of the loading platform loaded on the setting section; and

a control device including a specifying section configured to specify the type of the component that is able to be loaded in the recess based on image data of the identification section obtained by the imaging section.

3. The component supply system according to claim 2, further comprising:

a memory device configured to memorize and link information related to the identification section and the type of the component able to be loaded in the recess of the loading platform that includes the identification section,

wherein

the specifying section calculates information related to the identification section based on the image data of the identification section, and specifies the type of the component memorized in the memory device linked to the calculated information related to the identification section, and

the control device includes

an acquiring section configured to acquire the type of the component scheduled to be scattered on the stage, and

a determining section configured to determine whether the type of the component acquired by the acquiring section and the type of the component specified by the specifying section are the same.