Automated circuit board testing apparatus
US6218852A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/2806
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated handling apparatus for testing and labeling a printed circuit board. The apparatus comprises a housing having at least one tray exchanger assembly attached thereto. Disposed on the tray exchanger assembly is a cassette tray which accommodates at least one circuit board, and is selectively movable between first and second positions by the tray exchanger assembly. Also attached to the housing is a testing assembly for conducting a desired testing protocol upon the circuit board, a labeler assembly for applying a label to the circuit board subsequent to the completion of the testing protocol, and a loader assembly for selectively transporting the circuit board between the tray exchanger, testing, and labeling assemblies.
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