Lead insertion system
AssigneesTE Connectivity Services GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Kunshan League Automechanicsm Co., Ltd.
InventorsYingcong Deng, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Fengchun Xie, Haidong Wu
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Abstract
A lead insertion system adapted to insert a lead into a glass tube includes a first robot on which a first gripper is mounted and a second robot on which a second gripper is mounted. The first gripper grips the glass tube and the second gripper grips the lead. The lead insertion system includes a flame heater heating the glass tube gripped by the first robot and the lead gripped by the second robot with a flame. The second robot inserts the lead into the glass tube held by the first robot with the lead heated by the flame and the glass tube heated and softened by the flame.
Claims16
A lead insertion system adapted to insert a lead into a glass tube, comprising:
- a first robot on which a first gripper is mounted, the first gripper grips the glass tube;
- a second robot on which a second gripper is mounted, the second gripper grips the lead, first robot holds the glass tube and the second robot moves the lead towards the glass tube;
- and
- a flame heater heating the glass tube gripped by the first robot and the lead gripped by the second robot with a flame, the second robot inserts the lead into the glass tube held by the first robot with the lead heated by the flame and the glass tube heated and softened by the flame, after the lead is inserted into the glass tube, the second gripper loosens the lead and the first robot removes the glass tube inserted with the lead from the flame.
A lead insertion system adapted to insert a lead into a glass tube, comprising:
- a flame heater for heating the glass tube;
- a first robot on which a first gripper is mounted, the first robot adapted to automatically:
- grip the glass tube with the first gripper;
- and
- place the glass tube in a flame of the heater;
- a second robot on which a second gripper is mounted, the second robot adapted to automatically:
- grip the lead with the second gripper;
- move the lead into the flame;
- insert the lead into the glass tube held by the first robot with the lead heated by the flame and the glass tube heated and softened by the flame;
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- after the lead is inserted into the glass tube, release the lead, the first robot removing the glass tube inserted with the lead from the flame after the lead has been released by the second robot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.