Patents by Inventor Fengchun Xie

Fengchun Xie has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20190358722
    Abstract: An automatic solder paste feeding system, comprising: a base, a container mounted on the base and configured to contain a solder paste therein, a syringe mounted on the base and configured to inject the solder paste into the container, and a heater mounted on the base and configured to heat the solder paste contained in the container, so that the solder paste is melted into liquid state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Measurement Specialties (Chengdu) Ltd.
    Inventors: Fengchun Xie, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Lvhai Hu, Qinglong Zeng, Lan Gong, Qian Ying, Yingcong Deng, Yun Liu
  • Publication number: 20190210809
    Abstract: A linking system adapted to link a plurality of products comprises a supply device having a tray with a slide slot adapted to load a first row of products therein, a gripping device having a gripper adapted to grip the first row of products and a moving mechanism adapted to move the gripper, and a holder adapted to hold the first row of products. The gripping device is adapted to move the first row of products from the supply device to a holding position on the holder and the holder is adapted to hold the first row of products at the holding position. The gripping device is further adapted to grip a second row of products from the supply device and link the second row of products to the first row of products held by the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Cao, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Yun Liu, Xiaochen Yu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20190198205
    Abstract: A calibration system adapted to calibrate a resistance of an electrical device having a lead wire comprises a resistance detector adapted to detect the resistance of the electrical device, a first container containing an etching solution adapted to etch the lead wire, and a heater configured to heat the electrical device. If a first resistance of the electrical device detected by the resistance detector at a first temperature is within a first predetermined range, the electrical device is heated with the heater to a second temperature higher than the first temperature. A second resistance of the electrical device is detected by the resistance detector at the second temperature. If the second resistance is beyond a second predetermined range, the lead wire is etched by the etching solution to adjust the resistance of the electrical device until the second resistance at the second temperature is within the second predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fengchun Xie, Yingcong Deng, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Yun Liu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao
  • Publication number: 20190119051
    Abstract: An unloading system comprises a rotatable table configured to be rotatable about a vertical axis parallel to a vertical direction, a plurality of fixing devices mounted on the rotatable table around a periphery of rotatable table and separated from each other, and a manipulator adapted to grip a product fixed on each of the fixing devices and move the gripped product to a predetermined position. The rotatable table is adapted to rotate the plurality of fixing devices mounted thereon into a work area of the manipulator one by one and the manipulator is adapted to unload the product from each of the fixing devices one by one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Yun Liu, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20190119052
    Abstract: A feeding system comprises a hopper adapted to accommodate a plurality of different types of products, a conveyor belt positioned above the hopper and configured to convey the products, and a lifting mechanism adapted to lift the products in the hopper onto the conveyor belt. The lifting mechanism includes a transferring belt circulating around an annular path and a plurality of step plates evenly spaced along the annular path. The step plates are adapted to carry one or more of the products and the transferring belt is configured to drive the step plates to circulate around the annular path so as to lift the products from the hopper onto the conveyor belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics Polska Sp. z.o.o.
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Andrzej Przybylski, Jaroslaw Grzebski, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Yun Liu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao
  • Publication number: 20190119053
    Abstract: A feeding system comprises a hopper having a discharge port at a bottom of the hopper, a flow control gate disposed at the discharge port of the hopper, a sliding rail obliquely disposed below the hopper, and a vibration excitation unit. The hopper accommodates a plurality of different types of product components and each of the product components flows out from the discharge port of the hopper. A flow rate of the product components flowing out from the discharge port is adjustable by adjusting an opening degree of the flow control gate. The sliding rail is configured to receive the product components flowing out from the discharge port. The vibration excitation unit receives the product components from the sliding rail and is configured to separate the product components and to change a posture of the product components by virtue of vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Yun Liu, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20190124807
    Abstract: An assembly system that includes a robot adapted to grip an electronic device to be mounted on a circuit board, a first vision system that identifies a position and a posture of the electronic device gripped by the robot, a fixing device that fixe a plurality of circuit boards thereon, and a second vision system that identifies a position and a posture of the circuit board fixed on the fixing device. The robot mounts the gripped electronic device on a circuit board under the visual guidance of the first vision system and the second vision system. The view field of the second vision system is not capable of completely covering a surface region of all circuit boards fixed on the fixing device. The assembly system further includes a moving mechanism that moves the second vision system in a first horizontal direction and a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, so that the second vision system completes identification of all circuit boards on the fixing device step by step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Tyco Electronics Polska Sp. z.o.o., TE Connectivity Corporation, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Andrzej Przybylski, Jaroslaw Grzebski, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Yun Liu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao
  • Publication number: 20190124805
    Abstract: An assembly system comprises a fixing device configured to fix a housing and a pressing mechanism adapted to assemble a contact into the housing. The pressing mechanism includes a fixing block having a contact guiding slot adapted to receive the contact therein and a movable block movably mounted on the fixing block and adapted to press the contact downward. The movable block is moved downward to press the contact received in the contact guiding slot into a contact installation slot of the housing in a condition in which the contact guiding slot of the fixing block is aligned with the contact installation slot of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics Polska Sp. z.o.o.
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Andrzej Przybylski, Jaroslaw Grzebski, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Yun Liu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao
  • Publication number: 20190039238
    Abstract: A robot assembling system comprises a first assembling workstation, a second assembling workstation, and a robot. The first assembling workstation is configured to assemble a contact of a connector assembly and a light guide pipe of the connector assembly to form a contact subassembly. The second assembling workstation is configured to assemble the contact subassembly and a cage to form the connector assembly. The robot is configured to transmit the cage, the light guide pipe, the contact, or the contact subassembly between the first assembling workstation and the second assembling workstation and configured to assist an assembling operation at the first assembling workstation and the second assembling workstation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiyong Dai, Lvhai Hu, Yingcong Deng, Lei Zhou, Yun Liu, Fengchun Xie
  • Patent number: 10146013
    Abstract: An automatic injection system for injecting an adhesive into a plurality of bores of a multi-bore ferrule comprises an injector, a first clamp holding the ferrule at a first adhesive injection station, and a second clamp holding the ferrule at a second adhesive injection station. The injector injects the adhesive into an injection opening in the ferrule. A plurality of optical fibers are not disposed in the bores of the ferrule and the injector injects the adhesive into the ferrule until the bores are fully filled with the adhesive at the first adhesive injection station. The optical fibers are disposed in the bores of the ferrule filled with the adhesive and the injector again injects the adhesive into the ferrule at the second adhesive station to compensate for a loss of adhesive during an insertion of the optical fibers into the bores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Shenzhen AMI Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Fengchun Xie, Qinglong Zeng, Yu Zhang, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20180257112
    Abstract: A cleaning system comprises a first cleaning tank, a carrying and moving unit, a first cleaning spray head, and a rolling brush unit. The carrying and moving unit is configured to move a polishing film to be cleaned into the first cleaning tank and hold the polishing film in the first cleaning tank. The first cleaning spray head is configured to spray a cleaning liquid on the polishing film held in the first cleaning tank. The rolling brush unit is configured to brush the polishing film while the first cleaning spray head sprays the cleaning liquid on the polishing film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Innogetic Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liming Xin, Yun Liu, Fengchun Xie, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Lei Zhou, Kok Wai Wong
  • Patent number: 10036858
    Abstract: A system for automatically inserting fibers is disclosed. The system comprises a cable having a plurality of fibers, a ferrule having a plurality of bores, a moving mechanism movable in a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction that are perpendicular to each other, a cable holder mounted on the moving mechanism and holding the cable, and a vision device. The moving mechanism moves the cable holder under the guidance of the vision device to align the plurality of fibers with the ferrule and insert the plurality of fibers into the plurality of bores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Fengchun Xie, Dandan Zhang, Lyhai Hu, Hang Lee, Yu Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Patent number: 10016917
    Abstract: A method of injecting a sealing gel into a predetermined structure for a work piece is provided. The method includes the following steps: providing a molding tool with an insertion structure shaped with respect to compliment the predetermined structure, enclosing a local region of a recess of the work piece with the molding tool, injecting a fluid sealing gel into the molding tool, and dismantling the molding tool after the sealing gel has cooled to a solid state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie
  • Publication number: 20180180820
    Abstract: An automatic injection system for injecting an adhesive into a plurality of bores of a multi-bore ferrule comprises an injector, a first clamp holding the ferrule at a first adhesive injection station, and a second clamp holding the ferrule at a second adhesive injection station. The injector injects the adhesive into an injection opening in the ferrule. A plurality of optical fibers are not disposed in the bores of the ferrule and the injector injects the adhesive into the ferrule until the bores are fully filled with the adhesive at the first adhesive injection station. The optical fibers are disposed in the bores of the ferrule filled with the adhesive and the injector again injects the adhesive into the ferrule at the second adhesive station to compensate for a loss of adhesive during an insertion of the optical fibers into the bores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Shenzhen AMI Technology Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Fengchun Xie, Qinlong Zeng, Yu Zhang, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20180169710
    Abstract: An automatic fiber cleaning system comprises a first cleaning module, a second cleaning module, and a sprayer. Each of the first cleaning module and the second cleaning module has a cleaning belt, a driven belt wheel on which an unused portion of the cleaning belt is wound, a driving belt wheel on which a used portion of the cleaning belt is wound, and a pressing tool on which the cleaning belt is tightened. The sprayer sprays a cleaning agent onto the cleaning belts. The pressing tools press the cleaning belts on both sides of an optical fiber and clamp the optical fiber. The cleaning belts move relative to the optical fiber by the driving belt wheels to wipe the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Shenzhen AMI Technology Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Fengchun Xie, Qinlong Zeng, Yu Zhang, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20180172911
    Abstract: An automatic fiber stripping system comprises a first stripping module, a second stripping module, and a heating device. The first stripping module and the second stripping module each have a stripping belt, a driven belt wheel, a driving belt wheel, and a stripping tool including a pressing portion. The stripping belts are tightened on the pressing portions and the stripping tools press the stripping belts on each of two opposite sides of an optical cable. A blade portion of one of the stripping tools cuts a notch in at least one of two side edges of an outer coating layer of the optical cable. The heating device heats and softens the outer coating layer of the optical cable. The stripping belts are driven to move relative to the optical cable by the driving belt wheels so as to strip off a segment of the outer coating layer from the notch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Shenzhen AMI Technology Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Fengchun Xie, Qinlong Zeng, Yu Zhang, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Patent number: 9750170
    Abstract: An automatic assembling system, comprising: a robot performing an operation of inserting a first member into a second member; a force sensor for detecting an insertion force exerted on the first member by the robot; and a controller for controlling the insertion force with a closed-loop feedback control according to a difference between the insertion force detected by the force sensor and a predetermined insertion force, so that the insertion force is less than the predetermined insertion force to protect the first member and/or the second member from damage due to an overlarge insertion force. The present invention also is directed to a method for automatically assembling a product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Corporation, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Lvhai Hu, Dandan Zhang, Fengchun Xie, Robert Neil Shaddock
  • Publication number: 20170242202
    Abstract: A system for automatically inserting fibers is disclosed. The system comprises a cable having a plurality of fibers, a ferrule having a plurality of bores, a moving mechanism movable in a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction that are perpendicular to each other, a cable holder mounted on the moving mechanism and holding the cable, and a vision device. The moving mechanism moves the cable holder under the guidance of the vision device to align the plurality of fibers with the ferrule and insert the plurality of fibers into the plurality of bores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Fengchun Xie, Dandan Zhang, Lyhai Hu, Hang Lee, Yu Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Patent number: 9586342
    Abstract: A method of injecting a sealing gel into a recess of a work piece, comprising steps of: injecting the sealing gel into the recess and stopping the injection of the sealing gel when the sealing gel reaches a first depth less than the total depth of the recess; after the sealing gel has cooled and solidified, continuing the injection of the sealing gel into the recess and stopping the injection of the sealing gel when the sealing gel reaches another depth higher than the first depth; and repeatedly performing the previous step until the cooled and solidified sealing gel in the recess has a top surface beyond a sealing interface surface of the work piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Neil Shaddock, Fengchun Xie, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu
  • Publication number: 20160200604
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of advanced removal of heavy metals in a water body, can be used for the advanced removal of heavy metals in the water body and belongs to the technical field of environmental protection. In the present method, the heavy metals are captured in the water body by a capturing agent firstly and are made into solid-phase surfaces; an oxidizing agent is then used to oxidize the captured heavy metals such that the heavy metals are converted, due to the oxidization of a complexing agent, from being in complexes to being free and then precipitate into solids, or the heavy metals are converted to having high valences and then precipitate into solids; at the same time the capturing agent is restored. The advanced removal of heavy metals from the water body is thereby achieved. And the capturing agent can be recycled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Fengchun Xie