Electronic component selection and supply apparatus in automatic electronic component inserting machine
US4578010A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1982 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53183
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic component selection and supply apparatus for use in an automatic electronic component inserting machine for automatically inserting electronic components of irregular shapes which are unsuitable for taping, such as electrolytic capacitors, power transistors and variable resistors, into a printed circuit board includes selection and supply apparatus for selecting an electronic component at a first position and supplying the selected component to a second position, the apparatus including electronic component sequence apparatus for selecting a predetermined electronic component which includes a device for vertically holding a plurality of electronic component magazines accommodating the electronic components at predetermined positions in a stacked state, and chuck apparatus for receiving the predetermined electronic component selected by the electronic component sequence apparatus and for supplying the electronic component to the second position.
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