Extended input and testing of electrical components for onsertion machines
US5023544A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/50
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention comprises an extended input system by which additional component supply stations are located out of reach of the pick and place heads of a machine for handling surface mountable components and are selectively addressable by a supply shuttle which fetches individual components and delivers each component selectively to a test pocket or a utility pocket of a transfer assembly, from which the components are retrievable by a pick and place head of the onserter. In a preferred embodiment, the transfer assembly provides a second shuttle on which the utility and test pockets are mounted for movement back and forth between the supply shuttle unload station to a pick-up station of the head, and the component testing occurs during transit of the transfer shuttle.
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