Method and apparatus for proper registration of mating parts
US4500032A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 1983 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K13/0439
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for handling a component having a body and one or more members protruding therefrom, such that the protruding members are put in proper, mating registration with corresponding holes of a substrate or the like. The components are handled during transport and insertion by gripping of the bodies thereof, and the method and apparatus of the invention compensates for any offset in X, Y, and .theta. between the profile of the body and a particular pattern or location of the protruding members relative to the profile of the body.
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