Method and system for continuously processing successive workpieces along a production line
US6145648A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K13/0061
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for continuously processing successive workpieces along a production line having a loader for loading workpieces onto main conveyor for conveying through a workstation and an unloader for unloading a processed workpiece. The loading and unloading are achieved without disturbing the main conveyor during operation of the workstation so as not to vibrate the workpiece during operation of the workstation. According to one embodiment, the workpiece is a printed circuit board and the workstation is an optical inspecting system.
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