Automated test pin loading apparatus
US5841292A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R1/07328
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for loading test pins into a test fixture of the type having a plurality of holes containing test pins. A shaker table supports the fixture to be loaded together with a pin cassette containing a plurality of pins with their bottom ends resting on the fixture. A funnel or chute is located below the shaker table to catch spare pins and direct the pins into a collection container or drawer which has one or more angled internal baffle walls for orienting the pins in the same direction.
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