Tool-less pick tip assembly, housing, and apparatus, and associated method
US12202129B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/6838
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are a pick tip apparatus method interchanging pick tip assemblies within the same. The pick tip apparatus includes a housing having a housing channel. The apparatus further includes a fitting connected to the housing channel. The fitting is configured to accept an external vacuum source for applying a vacuum to the housing channel. The apparatus further includes a magnet and a pick tip assembly. The pick tip assembly is releasably held within the housing channel magnetically by the magnet. The pick tip assembly includes a vacuum cup and a pick tip body. The pick tip body has a pick tip body channel in communication with the housing channel and configured to apply the vacuum from the housing channel to the vacuum cup.
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