Automatic loading mechanism
US4979862A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1988 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K13/0061
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automatic loading mechanism for use in the manufacture of thin, metallic circuit board panels. The invention includes a lower drum unit which accepts the metallic panels from a conveyor system. The lower drum unit is rotatably mounted within a frame assembly, and includes a plurality of clamps which can automatically receive several metallic panels of varying size. The lower unit includes automatic clamp control means, and has the capability of rotating the panels from a horizontal to a vertical position or vice-versa. The lower drum unit guidingly feeds the metallic panels, through a spline assembly, to an upper unit. The uppper unit includes a plurality of clamps, in diametrically placed pairs, which delicately handle only the peripheral edge of the metallic panels while feeding them automatically into a rack assembly.
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