Ball mounting method
AssigneeAthlete FA Corporation
InventorsMasao Takeuchi, Yoshiharu Fujimori, Chuji Tomita
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Abstract
A ball mounting apparatus for mounting a plurality of balls sucked up to the head on a workpiece. The apparatus includes a positioning mechanism for the workpiece, a ball supply device for supplying the balls, the head for sucking up the balls, an energized force generating device for energizing the head upward, a clamping device for clamping the head in a condition in which this energized force generating device stores the energized force, a moving mechanism for moving the head. The energized force is able to lift the head above a lower positioning which is a component of the clamping device.
Claims2
1-13. (canceled)
A ball mounting method for mounting a plurality of balls held by a head on a workpiece, said ball mounting method comprising the steps of:
- supplying said balls to a container so that a total of said balls occupies 20% to 80% by area of a bottom area of said container;
- moving said head above a ball supply section;
- vibrating said container in order for said balls to skip upward;
- lowering said head;
- holding said balls on said head;
- raising said head;
- moving said head above said workpiece;
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- mounting said balls held on said head on said workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.