Patent · US Expired

Tool bank for surface mount machine

US5253414A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 21, 1992
Grant dateOct 19, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 21, 2012

Classification

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

Abstract

A tool bank is located in the path of a populated printed circuit board to minimize the travel required for tool tip changing. Prior to removal of the populated printed circuit board, the tool bank is displaced below the printed circuit.

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