Light source device

US11844167B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11844167-B2
Application numberUS-201917633104-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 5, 2019
Priority dateAug 5, 2019
Publication dateDec 12, 2023
Grant dateDec 12, 2023

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In light source device 60, which is disposed in a component mounter for holding a component by using mounting head 24 and mounting a held component that is the component that has been held on a board, and used when the held component is imaged by imaging device 50, and includes multiple light sources 62; and controller 64 configured to control the multiple light sources, when one or more of the multiple light sources do not emit light, the controller executes light intensity enhancement processing of enhancing an intensity of light emitted by any of the other light sources among the multiple light sources. By executing the light intensity enhancement processing, in a case where any of the multiple light sources fails, it is possible to reduce a possibility that a component mounting operation by the component mounter is stopped.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A light source device, which is disposed in a component mounter including a mounting head that holds and mounts a component on a board, comprising: multiple light sources configured to illuminate the component held by the mounting head when the component imaged by an imaging device; and a controller configured to control the multiple light sources, wherein when one or more of the multiple light sources do not emit light, the controller executes light intensity enhancement processing of enhancing an intensity of light emitted by any of other light sources among the multiple light sources, wherein each of the multiple light sources irradiates a phosphor with ultraviolet light in order to allow the imaging device to capture a silhouette image of the component held by the mounting head by using fluorescence emitted from the phosphor, and wherein the controller prohibits an operation of the light source device when a portion where a brightness is not greater than or equal to a set brightness is present in the phosphor even when the light intensity enhancement processing is performed. 2. A light source device, which is disposed in a component mounter including a mounting head that holds and mounts a component on a board, comprising: multiple light sources configured to illuminate the component held by the mounting head when the component imaged by an imaging device; and a controller configured to control the multiple light sources, wherein when one or more of the multiple light sources do not emit light, the controller executes light intensity enhancement processing of enhancing an intensity of light emitted by any of other light sources among the multiple light sources, wherein each of the multiple light sources irradiates a phosphor with ultraviolet light in order to allow the imaging device to capture a silhouette image of the component held by the mounting head by using fluorescence emitted from the phosphor, and wherein the controller prohibits an operation of the light source device when a brightness difference between a high brightness portion and a low brightness portion of the phosphor is greater than or equal to a set difference even when the light intensity enhancement processing is performed. 3. A light source device, which is disposed in a component mounter including a mounting head that holds and mounts a component on a board, comprising: multiple light sources configured to illuminate the component held by the mounting head when the component imaged by an imaging device; and a controller configured to control the multiple light sources, wherein when one or more of the multiple light sources do not emit light, the controller executes light intensity enhancement processing of enhancing an intensity of light emitted by any of other light sources among the multiple light sources, and wherein when two or more of the multiple light sources do not emit light, the controller specifies two or more of the multiple light sources and executes the light intensity enhancement processing on a precondition that a relationship between disposition positions of the two or more of the multiple light sources is not a specific relationship.

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  • H05B47/29Primary

    Circuits providing for substitution of the light source in case of its failure · CPC title

  • Coordinated control of two or more light sources · CPC title

  • the monitoring devices being integrated in the mounting machine, e.g. for monitoring components, leads, component placement · CPC title

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What does patent US11844167B2 cover?
In light source device 60, which is disposed in a component mounter for holding a component by using mounting head 24 and mounting a held component that is the component that has been held on a board, and used when the held component is imaged by imaging device 50, and includes multiple light sources 62; and controller 64 configured to control the multiple light sources, when one or more of the…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fuji Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05B47/29. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 12 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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