Component storage member and storage method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10233030-B2
Application number	US-201415533055-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2014
Priority date	Dec 11, 2014
Publication date	Mar 19, 2019
Grant date	Mar 19, 2019

Abstract

For a component receiving member provided with a component reception recess shaped according to a component that is a storage target, and side wall section that a component held by suction nozzle 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 of the component falling along a tapered surface 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 with an upper surface 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.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A storage method of storing a component in a component storage member provided with a storage recess shaped corresponding to the component that is a target for storage, the storage method comprising:
holding the component with a component holding tool, the component being loaded on a loading stand in a state with a specified surface being contacted;
pivoting the component held by the component holding tool by 90 degrees in a vertical direction using a pivoting mechanism of the component holding tool;
contacting the specified surface of the component held by the component holding tool against a contacting member, the contacting member being perpendicular to a bottom surface of the storage recess of the component storage member; and
storing the component in the storage recess with the specified surface facing up after rotating the component 90 degrees due to its own weight by releasing the holding of the component by the component holding tool in a state with the contacting section contacting the specified surface such that the component falls along at least a portion of a surface from the contacting member to the bottom surface of the storage recess.

2. A storage method of storing a component in a component storage member provided with a storage recess shaped corresponding to the component that is a target for storage, the storage method comprising:
holding the component with a component holding tool, the component being loaded on a loading stand in a state with a specified surface being contacted;
pivoting the component held by the component holding tool using a pivoting mechanism of the component holding tool;
contacting the specified surface of the component held by the component holding tool against a contacting member; and
storing the component in the storage recess with the specified surface facing up after rotating the component due to its own weight by releasing the holding of the component by the component holding tool in a state with the contacting section contacting the specified surface such that the component falls along at least a portion of a surface from the contacting member to the bottom surface of the storage recess.

3. A storage method of storing a component in a component storage member provided with a storage recess shaped corresponding to the component that is a target for storage, the storage method comprising:
holding the component with a component holding tool, the component being loaded on a loading stand in a state with a specified surface being contacted;
pivoting the component held by the component holding tool using a pivoting mechanism of the component holding tool;
contacting the specified surface of the component held by the component holding tool against a contacting member, the contacting member being a predetermined angle to a bottom surface of the storage recess of the component storage member; and
storing the component in the storage recess with the specified surface facing up after rotating the component due to its own weight by releasing the holding of the component by the component holding tool in a state with the contacting section contacting the specified surface such that the component falls along at least a portion of a surface from the contacting member to the bottom surface of the storage recess.

Assignees

• Fuji Corp

Inventors

• Matsumoto Toru
• Morikawa Shunji

Classifications

• H05K13/0434

  with containers · CPC title

• H05K13/028

  Simultaneously loading a plurality of loose objects, e.g. by means of vibrations, pressure differences, magnetic fields · CPC title

• H05K13/022

  with orientation of the elements · CPC title

• H05K13/021 Primary

  Loading or unloading of containers (H05K13/028 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65G47/91

  incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers · CPC title