Electronic apparatus production system
AssigneesTe Connectivity Corporation, Tyco Electronics (Dongguan) Ltd., Zhuhai Yingzhi Tech Co. Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
InventorsHongzhou Shen, Dandan Zhang, Kok Wai Wong, George Dubniczki
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus production system is disclosed. The electronic apparatus production system comprises a transmission rail in the form of a substantially closed loop, a plurality of storage trays circulating on the transmission rail, each of the storage trays comprising a plurality of holding portions to hold a plurality of components with different shapes, an automatic distributor configured to mount the components with different shapes on respective holding portions, and an automatic assembler configured to grip the components on the storage tray.
Claims24
An electronic apparatus production system, comprising:
- a transmission rail in the form of a loop with an opening;
- a plurality of storage trays circulating on the transmission rail, each of the storage trays comprising a plurality of holding portions to hold a plurality of components with different shapes;
- an automatic distributor configured to mount the components with different shapes on the respective holding portions of the plurality of storage trays further comprising:
- a base;
- a storage device mounted on the base and configured to store the plurality of components;
- a first transmission device configured to transmit the components onto the storage device the first transmission device further having:
- a second support seat mounted on the base,
- a conveyer belt assembly mounted on the second support seat and having a receiving end for receiving the components and a releasing end for releasing the components wherein an angle of a surface of the conveyer belt assembly with respect to a horizontal plane is adjustable in a lateral direction perpendicular to a transmitting direction of the conveyer belt, and
- a second motor mounted on the second support seat and configured to drive a conveyer belt of the conveyer belt assembly,
- a recognition device configured to recognize the components on the storage device;
- a pickup device configured to pick up the components on the storage device and place the components on the respective holding portions of the storage tray according to a recognition result of the recognition device;
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- an automatic assembler configured to grip the plurality of components on the plurality of storage trays.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.