Electronic component installing apparatus and method
US5379514A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53178
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic component installing apparatus includes a transporting unit for transporting an electronic circuit board to the apparatus at a predetermined position thereof and transporting the electronic circuit board therefrom, a head, having a suction nozzle, for drawing thereto an electronic component placed on an electronic component supply unit and installing the electronic component on the electronic circuit board, a device for placing the head at a given position along an X-axis and a Y-axis, and an optical signal transmitting/receiving device. The optical signal transmitting/receiving device includes first and second optical signal transmitting/receiving units for transmitting/receiving optical signals between the first and second units so as to control operation of the apparatus. The first unit is disposed at the head, and the second unit is disposed at a fixed section of the device.
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