Working station systems for dispensing a fluid in connection with electronics assembly
Disclosed is a working station system, including at least one working station and at least one plug-in station alternatively arranged and partially overlapped with each other. At least one component included in the plug-in station, and/or a moving range thereof, is partially located in the working station without interfering with components included in the working station, thereby reducing a total width of the working station system. Exemplary working stations include dispensing equipment for dispensing a fluid in connection with electronics assembly, and exemplary plug-in stations include AOI equipment.
1 . A working station system for electronics assembly, comprising:
at least one working station (D), each working station (D) including at least one component, the at least one component included in each working station (D) including (i) a fixed stage (S1) for loading a workpiece, (ii) three primary guide rails (X1, Y1, Z1) oriented in different directions and disposed above the fixed stage (S1), wherein one of the primary guide rails (X1) is parallel to a transmission direction of the workpiece, and (iii) a primary tool disposed to move along the primary guide rails (X1, Y1, Z1) for processing the workpiece; and
at least one plug-in station (I), the at least one working station (D) and the at least one plug-in station (I) being alternatively arranged and partially overlapped with each other,
wherein at least one of (i) at least one component included in the plug-in station (I), and (ii) a moving range thereof, is partially located in the working station (D) without interfering with components included in the working station (D), thereby reducing a total width of the working station system.
2 . The working station system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one working station (D) includes dispensing equipment.
3 . The working station system according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one plug-in station (I) includes AOI equipment.
4 . The working station system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one plug-in station (I) includes AOI equipment.
5 . The working station system according to claim 1 , wherein the working station system includes a plurality of working stations (D), each of the plurality of working stations (D) including dispensing equipment.
6 . The working station system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one working station (D) includes a working area and a non-working area, and the at least one component of the plug-in station (I), and/or the moving range thereof, partially located in the working station (D) is partially located in the non-working area of the working station (D).
7 . The working station system according to claim 6 , wherein the working station (D) has a station width (W 1 ) of 800 to 1000 mm, the working area has a working width (W 2 ) of 300 to 400 mm, and the non-working area has a non-working width (W 3 ) of 200 to 300 mm.
8 . The working station system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one component of the plug-in station (I) partially located in the working station (D) is disposed at a level under the components of the working station (D).
9 . The working station system according to claim 1 , wherein the primary tool is a dispensing needle for dispensing a fluid onto the workpiece.
10 . The working station system according to claim 1 , wherein a relative movement between the primary tool and the workpiece is achieved by a movement of the primary tool along the primary guide rails (X1, Y1, Z1).
11 . The working station system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one component included in each plug-in station (I) includes
a movable stage (S2) for loading and transmitting the workpiece,
three secondary guide rails (X2, Y2, Z2) oriented in different directions, wherein one of the secondary guide rails (X2) parallel to the transmission direction of the workpiece is disposed at a level under the fixed stage (S1) and the movable stage (S2) is disposed thereon, and the rest of the secondary guide rails (Y2, Z2) are disposed above the movable stage (S2), and
a secondary tool disposed to move along the rest of the secondary guide rails (Y2, Z2) for processing the workpiece.
12 . The working station system according to claim 11 , wherein the secondary tool includes a camera.
13 . The working station system according to claim 11 , wherein a relative movement between the secondary tool and the workpiece is achieved jointly by a movement of the movable stage (S2) along the one of the secondary guide rails (X2) as well as a movement of the secondary tool along the rest of the secondary guide rails (Y2, Z2).
14 . The working station system according to claim 11 , wherein the one of the secondary guide rails (X2) disposed at the level under the fixed stage (S1), and/or a moving range of the movable stage (S2) thereon, is partially located in the working station (D) without interfering with the components of the working station (D).
15 . The working station system according to claim 11 , wherein the movable stage (S2) is disposed at a level same as the fixed stage (S1).
16 . The working station system according to claim 11 , wherein during transferring the workpiece between the working station (D) and the plug-in station (I), the primary or secondary tool is replaced by a picking tool to transfer the workpiece.
17 . The working station system according to claim 11 , further comprising a mechanical arm for transferring the workpiece between the working station (D) and the plug-in station (I).
18 . The working station system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one component included in each working station (D) further includes
another fixed stage (S1b) for loading another workpiece,
another three primary guide rails (X1b, Y1b, Z1b) oriented in different directions and disposed above the another fixed stage (S1b), wherein one of the another primary guide rails (X1b) is parallel to a transmission direction of the another workpiece, and
another primary tool disposed to move along the another three primary guide rails (X1b, Y1b, Z1b) for processing the another workpiece, wherein
the transmission direction of the workpiece is parallel to the transmission direction of the another workpiece.
19 . The working station system according to claim 18 , wherein the at least one component included in each plug-in station (I) includes
a movable stage (S2) for loading and transmitting the workpiece and the another workpiece,
three secondary guide rails (X2, Y2, Z2) oriented in different directions, wherein two of the secondary guide rails (X2, Y2) are disposed at a level under the fixed stage (S1a) and the another fixed stage (S1b) in which one of the two of the secondary guide rails (X2) is parallel to the transmission direction of the workpiece and the transmission direction of the another workpiece, and the movable stage (S2) is disposed thereon, and a rest of the secondary guide rails (Z2) is disposed above the movable stage (S2), and
a secondary tool disposed to move along the rest of the secondary guide rails (Z2) for processing the workpiece and the another workpiece.
20 . The working station system according to claim 18 , wherein the plug-in station (I) receives (i) the workpiece from the fixed stage (Sla) or (ii) the another workpiece from the another fixed stage (S1b) of a previous working station (D), and supplies the processed workpiece or the processed another workpiece to the fixed stage (Sla) or the another fixed stage (S1b) of a next working station (D) after processing of the plug-in station (I).
21 . The working station system according to claim 18 , wherein the at least one component included in each plug-in station (I) includes
a movable stage (S2a) for loading and transmitting the workpiece,
three secondary guide rails (X2a, Y2, Z2) oriented in different directions, wherein one of the secondary guide rails (X2a) parallel to the transmission direction of the workpiece is disposed at a level under the fixed stage (Sla) and the movable stage (S2a) is disposed thereon,
another movable stage (S2b) for loading and transmitting the another workpiece,
another secondary guide rail (X2b) parallel to the transmission direction of the another workpiece and disposed at a level under the another fixed stage (S1b) and the another movable stage (S2b) is disposed thereon, and
a secondary tool,
wherein the rest of the secondary guide rails (Y2, Z2) are disposed above the movable stage (S2a) and the another movable stage (S2b), and
wherein the secondary tool is disposed to move along the rest of the secondary guide rails (Y2, Z2) for processing the workpiece and the another workpiece.
22 . The working station system according to claim 21 , wherein the movable stage (S2a) of the plug-in station (I) receives the workpiece from the fixed stage (S1a) of a previous working station (D), and supplies the processed workpiece to the fixed stage (S1a) of a next working station (D) after processing of the plug-in station (I), and
the another movable stage (S2b) of the plug-in station (I) receives the another workpiece from the another fixed stage (S1b) of a previous working station (D), and supplies the processed another workpiece to the another fixed stage (S1b) of a next working station (D) after processing of the plug-in station (I).
23 . The working station system according to claim 18 , wherein the at least one component included in each plug-in station (I) includes
a movable stage (S2a) for loading and transmitting the workpiece,
three secondary guide rails (X2a, Y2a, Z2a) oriented in different directions, wherein one of the secondary guide rails (X2a) parallel to the transmission direction of the workpiece is disposed at a level under the fixed stage (Sla) and the movable stage (S2a) is disposed thereon, and a rest of the secondary guide rails (Y2a, Z2a) are disposed above the movable stage (S2a),
a secondary tool disposed to move along the rest of the secondary guide rails (Y2a, Z2a) for processing the workpiece,
another movable stage (S2b) for loading and transmitting the another workpiece,
another three secondary guide rails (X2b, Y2b, Z2b) oriented in different directions, wherein one of the another secondary guide rails (X2b) parallel to the transmission direction of the another workpiece is disposed at a level under the another fixed stage (S1b) and the another movable stage (S2b) is disposed thereon, and a rest of the another secondary guide rails (Y2b, Z2b) are disposed above the another movable stage (S2b), and
another secondary tool disposed to move along the rest of the another secondary guide rails (Y2b, Z2b) for processing the another workpiece.
24 . The working station system according to claim 1 , wherein a plug-in station (I) is interposed between two adjacent working stations (D), and the component included in the plug-in station (I) and/or the moving range thereof is inserted into each of the two adjacent working stations (D) by 200 to 300 mm, respectively, so as to have a reduced interposed station width (W 4 ) of 100 to 200 mm.
25 . The working station system according to claim 1 , wherein a plug-in station (I) is disposed at an end of the working station system, and the component included in the plug-in station (I) and/or the moving range thereof is inserted into an adjacent working station (D) by 200 to 300 mm, so as to have a reduced station width (W 5 ) of 300 to 500 mm.
26 . A working station system for electronics assembly, comprising:
a plurality of working stations (D) and at least one plug-in station (I), which are alternatively arranged and partially overlapped with each other, one of the at least one plug-in stations (I) is interposed between two adjacent working stations (D),
wherein at least one of (i) at least one component included in the interposed plug-in station (I), and (ii) a moving range thereof, is partially located in each of the two working stations (D) without interfering with components included therein, thereby reducing a total width of the working station system, the component included in the interposed plug-in station (I) and/or the moving range thereof is inserted into each of the two adjacent working stations (D) by 200 to 300 mm, respectively, so as to have a reduced interposed station width (W 4 ) of 100 to 200 mm.
27 . A working station system for electronics assembly, comprising:
at least one working station (D) and at least one plug-in station (I), which are alternatively arranged and partially overlapped with each other, one of the at least one plug-in stations (I) is disposed at an end of the working station system,
wherein at least one of (i) at least one component included in the plug-in station (I) disposed at the end of the working station system, and (ii) a moving range thereof, is partially located in an adjacent working station (D) without interfering with components included in the adjacent working station (D), thereby reducing a total width of the working station system, the component included in the plug-in station (I) disposed at the end of the working station system and/or the moving range thereof is inserted into the adjacent working station (D) by 200 to 300 mm, so as to have a reduced station width (W 5 ) of 300 to 500 mm.