Universal box build
AssigneeFlextronics AP, LLC
InventorsRaymundo Alatorre Mercado, Murad Kurwa, Gervasio Mutarelli, Xiuchuan Wang
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating consumer electronics using a Universal Box Build (UBB) are disclosed herein. The method may include entering specifications of a product comprised of a printed circuit board (PCB), additional components (such as Central Processing Units (CPUs), memory modules, and heatsinks) into a chassis module, inserting a set of required components in the UBB, and generating the PCB assembly based on the entered specifications, wherein a robot is operatively connected to the interface module to automatically generate a product assembly.
Claims14
A Universal Box Build (UBB) comprising:
- an interface module;
- a product chassis comprising a printed circuit board;
- a kitting tray comprising a plurality of components;
- a tool box comprising a plurality of tools, wherein each tool of the plurality of tools is configured to add a specific component of the plurality of components to the printed circuit board;
- a robot, wherein the robot comprises a robotic arm configured to pick up the plurality of tools, one tool at a time;
- a tool changer configured to facilitate attachment of the plurality of tools to the robotic arm;
- and
- a screw tool configured to attach the plurality of components to the printed circuit board;
- wherein
- a user enters specifications of a product recipe into the interface module, and
- the robot is operatively connected to the interface module and configured to assemble a printed circuit according to the product recipe, wherein the product recipe includes instructions to:
- direct the robot to pick up a specific tool of the plurality of tools from the tool box,
- direct the robot to move to the kitting tray and pick up a specific component of the plurality of components that corresponds with the specific tool, and
- direct the robot to place the specific component on the printed circuit board such that the plurality of components are assembled onto a printed circuit board in series based on the entered specifications.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.