Loading mechanism

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  "publication_number": "US9111975B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Loading mechanism",
  "abstract": "A loading mechanism includes a fastening board, a cam, a rotary pivot, and a load module. The fastening board defines a pivot hole at the center portion of the fastening board and a sliding guide adjacent to the pivot hole. The cam defines a locating hole and an annular guide. The load module includes two guiding poles, a follower fastened to one end of the two guiding poles, and a clamping member fastened to the other end of the two guiding poles. The distance between a part of the annular guide and the locating hole is gradually decreased, and the cam can be driven to rotate. The cam drives the follower to slide along the annular guide to drive the load module to slide along the sliding guide.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A loading mechanism, comprising: a fastening board defining a pivot hole at the center portion of the fastening board and a sliding guide adjacent to the pivot hole; a cam comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface defining a locating hole at the center portion thereof, and the second surface defining an annular guide, wherein the annular guide comprises a first annular sliding groove, a second annular sliding groove, a third annular sliding groove, and a fourth annular sliding groove communicating with each other in series to form a closed annular groove, the centers of the first and third annular sliding grooves coincide with the center of the locating hole; a rotary pivot; and a load module comprising two guiding poles, a follower fastened to one end of the two guiding poles, a clamping member fastened to the other end of the two guiding poles, wherein one end of the rotary pivot is rotatably fastened in the pivot hole of the fastening board, and the other end of the rotary pivot is fastened in the locating hole of the cam, the cam is capable of driven to rotate, and the cam drives the follower to slide along the first, second, third, and fourth annular sliding grooves in order to drive the load module to slide along the sliding guide; wherein a distance between the intersection of the first annular sliding groove and the sliding guide, and the locating hole is greater than the distance between the intersection of the third annular sliding groove and the sliding guide, and the locating hole, and the distance between the intersection of one of the second annular sliding groove and the fourth annular sliding groove and the sliding guide, and the locating hole is gradually decreased from the first annular sliding groove to the third annular sliding groove.",
    "2. The loading mechanism of claim 1, wherein the sliding guide defines two guide sliding grooves parallel to each other at two sides thereof and forms a supporting portion formed between the two guide sliding grooves, and the two guiding poles slidably pass through the two guide sliding grooves respectively.",
    "3. The loading mechanism of claim 2, wherein the clamping member defines two fastening holes at opposite ends thereof, the two guiding poles are fastened in the two fastening holes respectively.",
    "4. The loading mechanism of claim 3, wherein the follower comprises a main body and two sliding portions extending out of the opposite side surfaces of the main body, the main body defines a sliding hole at the center portion of a bottom surface of the main body, the at least one load module further comprises a sliding pole, an elastic member sleeved on the sliding pole, and a restricting member, the restricting member defines a restricting hole at the center portion thereof, one end of the sliding pole slidably received in the sliding hole, and the other end of the sliding pole fastened to the restricting member.",
    "5. The loading mechanism of claim 4, wherein the restricting member defines two sliding holes adjacent to opposite ends thereof corresponding to the two fastening holes of the clamping member, the restricting member resists with the supporting portion with the two guiding poles slidably passing through the two sliding holes respectively.",
    "6. The loading mechanism of claim 5, wherein the annular guide divides the second surface into a first portion and a second portion surrounding the first portion, the first portion forms a first slide portion adjacent to the first sliding groove, and the second portion forms a second slide portion adjacent to the third sliding groove.",
    "7. The loading mechanism of claim 6, wherein the first slide portion perpendicularly extends out of the first portion, and the height of the first slide portion is gradually decreased from the center to the two ends thereof.",
    "8. The loading mechanism of claim 6, wherein the second slide portion perpendicularly extends out of the second portion, and the height of the second slide portion is gradually decreased from the center to the two ends thereof.",
    "9. A loading mechanism comprising: a fastening board defining a pivot hole at the center portion of the fastening board and two sliding guides at opposite sides of the pivot hole; a cam comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface defining a locating hole at the center portion thereof, and the second surface defining an annular guide, wherein the annular guide comprises a first annular sliding groove, a second annular sliding groove, a third annular sliding groove, and a fourth annular sliding groove communicating with each other in series to form a closed annular groove, the centers of the first and third annular sliding grooves coincide with the center of the locating hole; a rotary pivot; and two load modules, each of the two load modules comprising two guiding poles, a follower fastened to one end of the two guiding poles, a clamping member fastened to the other end of the two guiding poles, wherein one end of the rotary pivot is rotatably fastened in the pivot hole, and the other end of the rotary pivot is fastened in the locating hole of the cam, the cam is capable of driven to rotate to drive the two followers to slide along the first, second, third, and fourth annular sliding grooves in order, and the two followers drive each of the two load modules to slide along one corresponding sliding guide; wherein a distance between the intersection of the first annular sliding groove and the sliding guide, and the locating hole is greater than the distance between the intersection of the third annular sliding groove and the sliding guide, and the locating hole, and the distance between the intersection of one of the second annular sliding groove and the fourth annular sliding groove and the sliding guide, and the locating hole is gradually decreased from the first annular sliding groove to the third annular sliding groove.",
    "10. The loading mechanism of claim 9, wherein each of the two sliding guides defines two guide sliding grooves parallel to each other at two sides thereof and forms a supporting portion formed between the two guide sliding grooves, and the two guiding poles slidably pass through the two guide sliding grooves respectively.",
    "11. The loading mechanism of claim 10, wherein the clamping member defines two fastening holes at opposite ends thereof, the two guiding poles are fastened in the two fastening holes respectively.",
    "12. The loading mechanism of claim 11, wherein the follower comprises a main body and two sliding portions extending out of the opposite side surfaces of the main body, the main body defines a sliding hole at the center portion of a bottom surface of the main body, the at least one load module further comprises a sliding pole, an elastic member sleeved on the sliding pole, and a restricting member, the restricting member defines a restricting hole at the center portion thereof, one end of the sliding pole slidably received in the sliding hole, and the other end of the sliding pole fastened to the restricting member.",
    "13. The loading mechanism of claim 12, wherein the restricting member defines two sliding holes adjacent to opposite ends thereof corresponding to the two fastening holes of the clamping member, the restricting member resists with the supporting portion with the two guiding poles slidably passing through the two sliding holes respectively.",
    "14. The loading mechanism of claim 13, wherein the annular guide divides the second surface into a first portion and a second portion surrounding the first portion, the first portion forms a first slide portion adjacent to the first sliding groove, and the second portion forms a second slide portion adjacent to the third sliding groove.",
    "15. The loading mechanism of claim 14, wherein the first slide portion perpendicularly extends out of the first portion, and the height of the first slide portion is gradually decreased from the center to the two ends thereof.",
    "16. The loading mechanism of claim 14, wherein the second slide portion perpendicularly extends out of the second portion, and the height of the second slide portion is gradually decreased from the center to the two ends thereof."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "1. Technical Field The present disclosure generally relates to loading mechanisms, and particularly to a rotatable loading mechanism for transferring electronic elements. 2. Description of Related Art During a machining process, electronic components may be transferred from a first location to a second location using a loading mechanism. The loading mechanism is generally driven by a manipulator. The manipulator generally has a complicated structure and the transfer efficiency of the manipulator is unduly low. Therefore, there is room for improvement in the art.\n\nThe components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. FIG. 1 is an isometric, assembled view of an embodiment of a loading mechanism with a driving device. FIG. 2 is similar to FIG. 1, but viewed from another aspect. FIG. 3 is an exploded, isometric view of the loading mechanism of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is similar to FIG. 3, but viewed from another aspect.\n\nFIGS. 1 and 2, show an embodiment of a loading mechanism 100 including a fastening board 10, a rotary module 30 rotatably fastened on the fastening board 10, and a pair of load modules 50 movably positioned between the fastening board 10 and the rotary module 30. A driving device 70 is connected to the rotary module 30 for driving the rotary module 30 to rotate. FIGS. 3 and 4, show the fastening board 10 is a substantially rectangular board.",
  "cpc": [
    "H10P 72/3202",
    "B25J 15/028",
    "B25J 9/109",
    "F16H 25/14",
    "H01L 21/67706"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "B25J 15/02",
    "B25J 9/10",
    "F16H 25/14",
    "H01L 21/677"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "LI BING",
    "ZHANG YONG",
    "YANG BO",
    "HONGFUJIN PREC IND SHENZHEN",
    "HON HAI PREC IND CO LTD"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "LI BING",
    "ZHANG YONG",
    "YANG BO"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2012-05-31",
  "publication_date": "2015-08-18",
  "grant_date": "2015-08-18",
  "priority_date": "2011-09-14",
  "application_number": "US-201213484600-A",
  "family_id": "47829972",
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