Device to precisely release individual electrical components
US4768638A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G11/203
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for precisely releasing individual electrical components, especially electronic integrated circuits (IC's) to sort, position and/or store the components on a slanted work table, without relative friction between connector pins, soldering terminals and stop strips, and to avoid exerting lateral pressure causing the pins or the like to become deformed, a positioning section is designed as a supporting cap with a leading edge, behind which a component to be released is loaded from the rear. The supporting cap tilts relative to a supporting surface by means of a fitting that permits lateral movement of the component, and upon tilting of the cap releases of the component where desired.
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