Parts supply device and parts supply robot having the same

A parts supply device comprising:

• a robot attachment member configured to be attached to a distal end portion of a robot arm;
• a pair of claws which are supported by the robot attachment member and which are moved toward and away from each other by a first actuator;
• a vacuum member which is supported by the robot attachment member and which is connected to a compressor via a pipe so that a tubular stick containing parts aligned in a direction is mounted on the vacuum member when the compressor sucks air;
• a guide slider that receives the parts from the stick mounted on the vacuum member and guides the parts
• to a holding position at which one of the parts can be held by the pair of claws;
• and
• a second actuator which moves the guide slider from a first position, in which the one of the parts is guided to the holding position by the guide slider, to a second position in which the guide slider is apart from the one of the parts which is held by the pair of claws so that the one of the parts held by the pair of claws can be mounted on or supplied to a predetermined position,
• wherein the parts supply device further includes:
• a table member fixed to the robot attachment member and having at least one through hole through which the parts pass;
• a rotor rotatable about a rotation axis perpendicular to an upper surface of the table member;
• and
• a driving device that rotates the rotor,
• wherein the rotor has a plurality of the vacuum members to which a plurality of the sticks are mounted so that one ends of the sticks are brought into contact with or adjacent to the upper surface of the table member and that the sticks are aligned around the rotation axis, and
• wherein the parts contained in the stick located at a position corresponding to the through hole by rotation of the rotor by the driving device is guided to the holding position through the through hole and the guide slider.

A parts supply device, comprising:

• a robot attachment member adapted to attach to a distal end portion of a robot arm;
• a pair of claws disposed on the robot attachment member;
• a first actuator connected to the pair of claws to move the pair of claws toward and away from each other;
• a vacuum member supported on the robot attachment member and being connected to a compressor via a pipe to apply a vacuum;
• at least one stick removably supported on the vacuum member when the vacuum is applied to the vacuum member, wherein the at least one stick is adapted to contain a plurality of parts;
• a guide slider that receives at least one of the plurality of parts from the stick and guides the at least one of the plurality of parts to a holding position thereon, the holding position providing a location for the pair of claws to pick up the at least one of the plurality of parts therefrom;
• and
• a second actuator that moves the guide slider from a first position where the at least one of the plurality of parts is received at the holding position and a second position where the at least one of the plurality of parts is picked up by the pair of claws.