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Method and device for applying pieces of material to a workpiece

US7021517B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

19Claims

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Assignee

Pac Tech—Packaging Technologies Gmbh · DE

Inventors

Elke Zakel · Falkensee, DE
Paul Kasulke · Berlin, DE
Oliver Uebel · Berlin, DE
Lars Titerle · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 2, 2001
Grant date	Apr 4, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 2, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K3/3478
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for applying pieces of material to a workpiece. Said device comprises a plurality of capillaries which respectively bring a piece of material (6) to a work station (3) in one working cycle. The piece of material is placed on the work station. A filling station fills a circular conveyer with a number of pieces of material (6) corresponding to the number of capillaries (4). An extracting station (19) is arranged in the transport path from the filling station (18) to the machining station (4′), said extracting station (19) extracting individual fragments of material (6) in a selective manner.

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