Arrangement and system at a component mounting machine
US8234779B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53478
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A component tube holding arrangement for holding one or more component tubes and for vibratory feeding of components in a picking position in a component mounting machine, as well as a combination of such a component tube holding arrangement and a vibratory feed magazine. The arrangement comprises a support surface for supporting component tubes, a reception portion for receiving component tubes, and at least one component stop at the reception portion defining a picking position for fed components. The arrangement also comprises identification means holding information of the identity of the arrangement. The arrangement is further arranged to be releasably mountable in a component mounting machine or in a vibratory feed magazine arranged to be loaded into the component mounting machine. The component tube holding arrangement lacks component feeding means and is arranged for allowing vibratory feeding means provided in the magazine.
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