Surface mount placement system
US5323528A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53178
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A machine used to populate printed circuit boards (PCB) with surface mount electrical components, wherein an elongated PCB-carrying Y table intersects an elongated turret-carrying X oriented carriage structure intermediate a Y table component placement zone. Left and right vacuum quill-carrying turrets are independently movable along the carriage structure, the quills being movable in a Z direction, and the quills in each respective turret being adapted to pick-up selected components from respective left and right multiple feeder stations while the quills in the other turret simultaneously deposits components on a PCB supported on the Y table in the placement zone.
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