Tools and Methods for Automated Assembly of Miniaturized Gear Systems

摘要

The assembly of gear systems with the size of a pin head is almost beyond the bound of human tactile skills. The magic formula for series fabrication of this hybrid micro systems is the automation of the assembly process. As a contribution, this paper presents and discusses three different assembly methods comprising specifically developed tools for different types of planetary gears with outer diameters of 1.9 mm. Because of the huge improtance for the complete micro assembly process, particular attention will be dedicated to the feeding and magazining of the micro gear components.