Patents by Inventor Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu 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).
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Publication number: 20210147149Abstract: An article support device has a pair of support platforms arranged symmetrically and opposite to each other. Each of the support platforms includes a support frame, a support plate disposed on a top of the support frame and having a horizontal support top surface, and at least one positioning block installed on the horizontal support top surface. The horizontal support top surfaces of the support plates are located at a same height position. The article is supported on the horizontal support top surfaces and positioned between the positioning blocks on the support plates. An accommodation space is defined between the support plates and the support frames, and an automated guided vehicle moves into the accommodation space. An article carried on the article support device is loadable onto the automatic guided vehicle or the article carried on the automatic guided vehicle is unloadable onto the article support device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Kunshan Sanxin Plastic Industry Co. LtdInventors: Yingcong Deng, Ming Ni, Lei Yang, Dong Xu, Dandan Zhang, Fengchun Xie, Huabin Du, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Yangming Wen, Ge Chen
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Publication number: 20210147161Abstract: A vacuum adsorption module includes a supporting block, a carrier installed and positioned on the supporting block, and a plurality of valves installed on the supporting block. The supporting block has a plurality of air connection holes, each row of air connection holes is connected to a total air path formed in the supporting block via a branch air path formed in the supporting block. The carrier has a plurality of air suction holes corresponding to the air connection holes. The valves control closing and opening of the branch air paths between the plurality of rows of air connection holes and the total air path. An adsorption length of the carrier in a column direction of the array is adjustable to match a length of an article to be adsorbed by the carrier by changing a number of the valves to be closed or opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Measurement Specialties (Chengdu) Ltd., Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Dandan Zhang, Fengchun Xie, Lvhai Hu, Bo Pang, Haidong Wu, Jianyong Fan, Rong Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
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Publication number: 20210148997Abstract: A cable inspection apparatus includes an image capturing device and a determination device. The image capturing device includes a ring camera frame and a plurality of cameras mounted on the ring camera frame and distributed at intervals on a circumference of the ring camera frame. The cameras simultaneously capture images of a cable to be inspected extending through the ring camera frame from a plurality of different angles. The determination device determines whether or not a portion of the cable is qualified according to the images.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbHInventors: Zongjie Tao, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Lvhai Hu, Yuhang Shang, Hongze Li
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Patent number: 11000912Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Measurement Specialties (Chengdu) Ltd., Shenzhen AMI Technology Co. Ltd.Inventors: Fengchun Xie, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Lvhai Hu, Qinglong Zeng, Lan Gong, Qian Ying, Yingcong Deng, Yun Liu
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Publication number: 20210135418Abstract: A cable straightening device includes a plurality of cable straightening units connected in series. Each of the cable straightening units includes a base, a pair of rows of rollers mounted on the base and cooperating with each other to define a pressing path extending in a row direction, and a mounting frame disposed on at least one end of a pair of opposite ends of the base in the row direction. A cable is pressed by the rows of rollers while passing through the pressing path. Any two adjacent cable straightening units are assembled together at the mounting frame of each so that center lines of the pressing paths of two adjacent cable straightening units are aligned with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbHInventors: An Yang, Lvhai Hu, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Jian Cao, Yun Liu
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Publication number: 20210130028Abstract: A labeling system includes a pasting unit having a first mechanical arm adapted to pick up a label to be pasted, at least one visual device configured to guide the first mechanical arm to paste the label on an object, and at least one scanning device adapted to scan the label pasted on the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbHInventors: Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Yingcong Deng, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Zongjie Tao
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Patent number: 10999961Abstract: A positioning device including a support tab, two pairs of sliding blocks slidably mounted in the support table, a positioning plate extending vertically from on a top of each sliding block, a base on which the support table is supported, a cylinder installed in a chamber of the base, a ball received in the cylinder, a piston rod slidably mounted in the cylinder that pushes the ball to move upward in a vertical direction, so that the ball drives the two pairs of sliding blocks to move away from each other in the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction, respectively, until the positioning plates of the two pairs of sliding blocks abut against four inner walls of the opening of the circuit board, respectively, to allow the electronic device to be received in a positioning slot defined by the positioning plates, and a release mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd., Shenzhen AMI Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhiyong Dai, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Songping Chen, Xiangyou Hou, Qinglong Zeng, Lvhai Hu, Yun Liu
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Publication number: 20210122510Abstract: A cable bundle taping device adapted to wind a tape on a coiled cable bundle includes a support frame, a conveying device mounted on the support frame and adapted to convey the tape to a standby position, a first driving wheel rotatably mounted on the support frame and having a slot extending radially inward from an outer edge of the first driving wheel, and a tape binding mechanism arranged on a side of at least one sidewall of the first driving wheel near a bottom of the slot and opposite to the tape in the standby position. The coiled cable bundle is bonded to an end of the tape at the standby position and pushed to the bottom of the slot. The tape is wound on the coiled cable bundle by rotating the tape binding mechanism under driving of the first driving wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd.Inventors: An Yang, Lvhai Hu, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Jian Cao, Yun Liu, Yuting He, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao
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Publication number: 20210122575Abstract: An auxiliary carrier includes a first base, a first supporting base mounted on the first base and having a plurality of receiving grooves receiving a plurality of components of an electrical connector, and a first coupling portion mounted on the first base or the first supporting base. The first coupling portion is adapted to be coupled with a second coupling portion of a main carrier so that the auxiliary carrier is movable along with the main carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd.Inventors: An Yang, Lvhai Hu, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Jian Cao, Yun Liu, Yuting He, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao
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Patent number: 10993360Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignees: 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
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Publication number: 20210116928Abstract: An autonomous mobile vehicle system includes machines at different locations within a facility processing parts, a docking station within the facility, an autonomous mobile vehicle movable within the facility between the machines and the docking station, and a system control module for guiding the autonomous mobile vehicle within the facility between the machines and the docking station. The system control module includes a system communication module communicatively coupled to the autonomous mobile vehicle. The system control module includes a system controller including one or more processors configured to control operation of the autonomous mobile vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Xinping Deng, Swapnilsinh Solanki, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
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Patent number: 10955363Abstract: A soldering quality detection platform comprises a 2D image acquisition device adapted to acquire a 2D image of a soldered region of a soldered product, a 3D image acquisition device adapted to acquire a 3D image of the soldered region of the soldered product, and a judgment device. The judgment device is adapted to determine whether a soldering quality is qualified based on the 2D image and the 3D image of the soldered region of the soldered product.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Dongguan) Ltd., TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Lei Zhou, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Hongzhou Shen, Jian Zeng
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Patent number: 10957471Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignees: 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
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Patent number: 10933460Abstract: A wire processing apparatus comprises a frame, a clamping device mounted on the frame and adapted to clamp a wire to be processed, and a straightening and cutting device mounted on the frame. The straightening and cutting device is adapted to press a conductor of the wire into a straight shape and cut the conductor to a predetermined length after pressing.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Measurement Specialties (Chengdu) Ltd, Shenzhen AMI Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Lan Gong, Qian Ying, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Yun Liu, Qinglong Zeng, Yong Yan, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
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Publication number: 20210055358Abstract: A flexible flat cable testing system includes a first connector including a row of first contacts electrically contacting first ends of a row of wires of a flexible flat cable, a second connector including a row of second contacts electrically contacting second ends of the row of wires, a short circuit test unit including output ports electrically connected to the row of first contacts and input ports electrically connected to the row of second contacts, a potential reader reading a potential level of each of the input ports, and a judgment unit determining whether or not a quality of the flexible flat cable is qualified according to the potential level of each of the input ports. The judgment unit determines that the quality of the flexible flat cable is qualified if the potential level of each of the input ports is equal to a high level output by each of the output ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Zhonghau Xu, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Yingcong Deng, Zongjie Tao
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Publication number: 20210032068Abstract: A cable tension control device includes a pair of first active rollers clamping a cable therebetween, a first driver driving the first active rollers, a pair of second active rollers clamping the cable therebetween at an upstream position from the first active rollers, a second driver driving the second active rollers, a floating roller arranged between the first active rollers and the second active rollers and exerting a pushing force on the cable, and an actuator driving the floating roller to move vertically to adjust the pushing force exerted on the cable. A tension force applied on the cable is controlled to be equal to a predetermined tension force by controlling the pushing force and by controlling a speed difference between a first speed at which the first active rollers convey the cable forward and a second speed at which the second active rollers convey the cable forward.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Zongjie Tao, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Yingcong Deng, Zhonghua Xu
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Patent number: 10906152Abstract: An integrated equipment for processing a plurality of fiber optic ferrules comprises a polishing system, a ferrule cleaning system, a drying system, a wiping system, and a robot system. The polishing system polishes a plurality of front end faces of the plurality of fiber optic ferrules mounted on a carrier. The ferrule cleaning system cleans the carrier and the fiber optic ferrules on the carrier after the fiber optic ferrules have been polished. The drying system dries the carrier and the fiber optic ferrules on the carrier after the carrier and the fiber optic ferrules have been cleaned. The wiping system wipes the front end faces of the fiber optic ferrules on the carrier after the carrier and the fiber optic ferrules have been dried. The robot system transfers the carrier to the polishing system, the ferrule cleaning system, the drying system, and the wiping system.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Innogetic Technology Co., LtdInventors: Liming Xin, Lvhai Hu, Yun Liu, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Lei Zhou, Kok Wai Wong
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Patent number: 10875075Abstract: An automatic feeding system adapted to arrange a variety of components having different shapes comprises a storage apparatus and a first conveying device. The storage apparatus includes loaded storage devices loaded with the components and unloaded storage devices unloaded with the components. The first conveying apparatus includes a pair of first support frames disposed opposite to each other, a loading conveying apparatus mounted between the first support frames and configured to convey the unloaded storage devices to a loading position to load the components thereon and change the unloaded storage devices to loaded storage devices, and an unloading conveying apparatus mounted between the first support frames and configured to receive the loaded storage devices conveyed from the loading position. The unloading conveying apparatus conveys the unloaded storage devices to the loading conveying apparatus after the components on the loaded storage devices are picked up by a pick-up apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Changjun Wang, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Yingcong Deng, Lvhai Hu
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Patent number: 10866091Abstract: A concentricity detection system is adapted to detect a concentricity of an annular component. The concentricity detection system includes a support base having a recess on a top surface, a transparent plate received and positioned in the recess, a vision detection device located above the support base and facing the transparent plate, and a backlight source located below the support base and facing the transparent plate. The annular component is disposed in the recess of the support base and supported on a top surface of the transparent plate. The vision detection device is configured to detect the concentricity of the annular component supported on the transparent plate. A through hole is formed in a bottom portion of the recess and a light from the backlight source passes through the support base via the through hole and the transparent plate to provide backlighting for the annular component.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Lei Zhou, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
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Patent number: 10845678Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises an imaging device configured to capture an image of an object, a display device configured to display the image captured by the imaging device, a base having a support rod extending in a vertical direction, and a mechanical arm mechanism mounted on the support rod. The mechanical arm mechanism has a plurality of motion degrees of freedom. The display device or the imaging device is connected to an end arm of the mechanical arm mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Lei Zhou, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Lvhai Hu, Yun Liu