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Electric component mounting apparatus

US4999909A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 25, 1990
Grant dateMar 19, 1991
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53261
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A component mounting apparatus which comprises at least first and second component supply assemblies mounted on respective movable tables that are mounted on a common track for movement therealong. The apparatus also comprises at least one positioning device for positioning a printed circuit board on which components are desired to be mounted; at least one component mounting unit for receiving a component at a predetermined position of the component supply assembly and mounting the component onto the support member; and a table moving mechanism which is selectively connectable with one of the first and second movable tables for driving the movable table along the common track. The table moving mechanism comprises a fixed shaft member disposed laterally of and extending parallel to the common track, a drive unit mounted on the fixed shaft member for movement therealong between opposite ends of the fixed shaft member, and a releasable coupling for selectively connecting and disconnecting the drive unit with and from any one of the movable tables, respectively.

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