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Apparatus for trimming and securing electronic components inserted into a printed circuit substrate

US4165557A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 13, 1977
Grant dateAug 28, 1979
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Expiry dateDec 13, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/515
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for trimming and securing parallel lead electronic components inserted in a printed circuit substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a selectively rotatable driving assembly selectively displaceable towards an electronic component inserted into a printed circuit substrate, a lead bending assembly mounted on the driving assembly for bending the leads, and a cutting assembly mounted on the bending assembly for cutting the leads, the bending and cutting assemblies actuated by displacement of the driving assembly. The apparatus may include a sub-assembly for disposal of chips removed from the leads during cutting and a detection sub-assembly for detecting the presence of an inserted electronic component.

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