Apparatus for placing surface mounting devices on a printer circuit board
US4722135A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 1986 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53191
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed invention provides manually operated apparatus for precise placement of surface mounting integrated circuit devices on a printed circuit board. A dispensing unit operates to position a device into an oriented, predetermined position with respect to a first reference member, and a hand-held pickup unit is manipulated to pick up the positioned device from the dispensing unit while fixing its position with respect to a second reference on the pickup unit. The device in the pickup unit is transferred to and placed upon a prepared printed circuit board. The device is maintained in the same position relative to the two references and the desired placement points on the printed circuit board.
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