Automatic SMD tester
US4940935A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R1/0433
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Automated apparatus transfers SMDs with leads for contacting mounting pad surfaces of surface mount PCBs from containers to nests on a rotatable dial, such that the nests support the SMDs by the leads without touching the body of an SMD. At a test station an elevator device elevated the nest to place an SMD in the nest in a test socket positioned above the dial so the SMD leads connect to test circuitry through contacts in the test socket. In a preferred embodiment the test socket is the base of a manual insert test socket and the nest performs the function of the lid of a manual insert test socket.
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