Cassette-type nozzle exchanging unit and replacement system thereof
US9963303B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53191
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A revolving nozzle station and a revolving drive device that revolves the revolving nozzle station are housed inside a cassette case of a cassette-type nozzle exchanging unit. In an outer circumferential portion of the revolving nozzle station, multiple nozzles for exchange with a nozzle of component mounter are arranged radially along a revolution path, and the nozzles are held in a detachable manner. A nozzle exchange port is formed in a top end surface of cassette case, and nozzle exchange is performed between the revolving nozzle station and a mounting head of the component mounter through the nozzle exchange port. A shutter mechanism which opens and closes the nozzle exchange port is provided in the cassette case.
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