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Granted Patent B2
US 12,733,145 · App. 18/136,584 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Method for delivering components in feeder cassettes, delivery system, computer program product and computer-readable medium

Inventors: Johannes Justinger (Landsberg am Lech, DE); Matthias Miksch (Munich, DE); Vincent Pfeifer (Munich, DE)
Assignee: ASMPT GmbH & Co. KG
H05K13/086H05K13/021
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Patent No.
US 12,733,145
App. No.
18/136,584
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for delivering components in feeder cassettes to at least one placement device by a delivery system, the method includes the following method steps: Detection of a mandatory exchange period (t 1 ) for each of the feeder cassettes by the delivery system, Comparison of the recorded mandatory exchange periods (t 1 ), wherein time conflicts (K) between the recorded mandatory exchange periods (t 1 ) are determined by the delivery system during the comparison, Determination of an optional exchange period (t 2 ) for at least one of the feeder cassettes with a determined time conflict (K) by the delivery system, Delivery of components in feeder cassettes to the at least one placement device within the at least one optional exchange period (t 2 ) by the delivery system.

Claims (21)

1 . Method for delivering components in feeder cassettes to at least one placement device by a delivery system, the method having the following method steps:

detection of a mandatory exchange period (t 1 ) for each of the feeder cassettes by the delivery system,

comparison of the detected mandatory exchange periods (t 1 ), wherein time conflicts (K) between the detected mandatory exchange periods (t 1 ) of the respective feeder cassettes are determined by the delivery system during the comparison,

determination of an optional exchange period (t 2 ) for at least one of the feeder cassettes with a determined time conflict (K) by the delivery system,

delivery of components in feeder cassettes to the at least one placement device within the at least one optional exchange period (t 2 ) by the delivery system.

2 . Method for delivering feeder cassettes according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

exchange of a feeder cassette from the at least one placement device with a delivered feeder cassette in the respective mandatory exchange periods (t 1 ) and/or optional exchange periods (t 2 ) by the delivery system.

3 . Method for delivering feeder cassettes according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises:

delivery of a feeder cassette exchanged in the optional exchange period (t 2 ) to a processing device of the delivery system by the delivery system and/or

delivery of the feeder cassette that has been exchanged in the mandatory exchange period (t 1 ) to a refilling device of the delivery system by the delivery system.

4 . Method for delivering feeder cassettes according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises:

coordination of the exchange of the feeder cassette between the delivery system and the placement device by the delivery system.

5 . Method for delivering feeder cassettes according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

prioritization of the delivery and/or the exchange of feeder cassettes according to at least one priority criterion (PC) by the delivery system.

6 . Method for delivering feeder cassettes according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

determination of a preparation period (t 3 ) for each of the feeder cassettes by the delivery system, wherein in particular a preparation of each of the feeder cassettes is triggered by a preparation device of the delivery system within the respective preparation period (t 3 ).

7 . Method for delivering feeder cassettes according to claim 1 , wherein the comparison further comprises a comparison of the recorded mandatory exchange periods (t 1 ) with the at least one fixed optional exchange period (t 2 ), wherein time conflicts (K) between the recorded mandatory exchange periods (t 1 ) and the at least one specified optional exchange period (t 2 ) are determined by the delivery system during the comparison.

8 . Method for delivering feeder cassettes according to claim 1 , wherein the comparison and/or the determination take place iteratively, wherein in particular the specified optional exchange periods (t 2 ) are shifted in time and/or shortened in time until time conflicts (K) between the recorded mandatory exchange periods (t 1 ) and/or the fixed optional exchange periods (t 2 ) can no longer be determined.

9 . Delivery system for delivering components in feeder cassettes to at least one placement device, wherein the delivery system is designed to carry out the method according to claim 1 .

10 . Computer program product for delivering components in feeder cassettes to at least one placement device by the delivery system, wherein the computer program product comprises commands which cause a delivery system to carry out the method steps according to claim 1 .

11 . Computer-readable medium on which the computer program product according to claim 10 is stored.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2023
From: JUSTINGER, JOHANNES; MIKSCH, MATTHIAS; PFEIFER, VINCENT
To: ASMPT GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 063376/0590 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2022 111 380.9 · May 6, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230363130A1 · Nov 9, 2023
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