Method and device for automatic storage of tape guides
US11191199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K13/087
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for surface mount assembly of PCB's, using an automated pick-and-place machine into which component tapes on reels are fed, uses component tape reels each of which has been pre-threaded into its appropriate tape guide and been stored as a reel/tape guide packet in an automated SMD storage tower, from which appropriate packets are retrieved for coupling to the pick-and-place machine.
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