Component supply system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11425849-B2
Application number	US-201616340187-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 2, 2016
Priority date	Nov 2, 2016
Publication date	Aug 23, 2022
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022

Abstract

A loose component supply device including 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.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A component supply system comprising:
a component supplier detachably attached to the component supply system and configured to perform component supply work that supplies components;
a safety door that when opened allows access to the component supplier for removal and installation;
a stage configured to support the components supplied by the component supplier;
a holding tool configured to hold a component of the components scattered on the stage;
a component carrier to hold a loading platform which includes a recess to receive the component, the component held by the holding tool is loaded in the recess of the loading platform, and the loading platform includes an identification plate identifying a type of component to be loaded in the recess by the holding tool;
a camera to image the identification plate of the loading platform loaded on the component carrier;
a memory configured to memorize and link information related to the identification plate and the type of the component to be loaded in the recess and to memorize a schedule of a type of the component to be supplied to the stage by the component supplier; and
a control device configured to execute component change work each time the safety door is opened, the component change work including
identifying the type of the component to be loaded in the recess based on image data of the identification plate obtained by the camera,
acquiring from the memory the type of the component to be supplied to the stage,
determining whether the type of the component to be supplied to the stage acquired from the memory and the type of the component to be loaded in the recess identified by the camera are the same,
when the type of the component to be supplied to the stage acquired from the memory and the type of the component to be loaded in the recess identified by the camera are the same, instructing the component supplier to perform the component supply work, and
when the type of the component to be supplied to the stage acquired from the memory and the type of the component to be loaded in the recess identified by the camera differ, instructing the component supplier to not perform the component supply work.

2. The component supply system according to claim 1 , wherein
the control device calculates information related to the identification plate based on the image data of the identification plate, and specifies the type of the component memorized in the memory linked to the calculated information related to the identification plate.

3. The component supply system according to claim 1 , wherein
the recess includes a plurality of shape types that correspond to the type of component.

4. The component supply system according to claim 1 , wherein
the identification plate is on an upper surface of the loading platform.

5. The component supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the loading platform includes a pair of through-holes configured to receive pins of the component carrier.

6. The component supply system according to claim 5 , wherein the loading platform is detachably attached to the component carrier by the pair of through-holes.

7. The component supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the component carrier includes multiple of the loading platform.

8. The component supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the camera is configured to image the components on the stage and a pick-up target component is determined based on an image of the components.

Assignees

• Fuji Corp

Inventors

• Matsumoto Toru

Classifications

• B23P19/001

  Article feeders for assembling machines (screws or nuts being carried by a disposable strip or disc B25B23/045) · CPC title

• H05K13/021 Primary

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

• B65G47/00

  Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices · CPC title

• H05K13/0409

  Sucking devices · CPC title

• H05K13/02 Primary

  Feeding of components · CPC title