System and method for assembling a customized printed circuit board
AssigneeMilwaukee Electronics Corporation
InventorsNeal Haarberg, Tommy Tang
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Abstract
A system and a method are provided for assembling a customized printed circuit board having at least one electrical component. The system includes an input device for allowing a user to input predetermined information on the customized printed circuit board to be assembled. A central processing unit is operatively connected to the input device by a communications network, such as the internet. The central processing unit receives the predetermined information and generates assembly instructions in response to the predetermined information. A machine is operatively connected to the central processing unit for assembling the customized printed circuit board in response to the assembly instructions
Claims24
A system for assembling a customized printed circuit board having at least one electrical component, comprising:
- an input device for allowing a user to input predetermined information on the customized printed circuit board to be assembled;
- a central processing unit operatively connected to the input device by a communications network, the central processing unit receiving the predetermined information and generating assembly instructions in response to the predetermined information;
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- a machine operatively connected to the central processing unit for assembling the customized printed circuit board in response to the assembly instructions.
A system for assembling a customized printed circuit board having a plurality of electrical components, comprising:
- an input device for allowing a user to input predetermined information on the customized printed circuit board to be assembled, the predetermined information including a list of the plurality of electrical components;
- a central processing unit operatively connected to the input device by a communications network, the central processing unit:
- receiving the predetermined information;
- and
- generating assembly instructions in response to the predetermined information;
- a carrier for supporting the plurality of components on the list;
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- a machine operatively connected to the central processing unit for assembling the customized printed circuit board from the plurality of components support on the carrier in response to the assembly instructions.
A method of assembling one or more electrical components on a printed circuit board, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a customer file from a remote user, the customer file containing locations of one or electrical components to be assembled on the printed circuit board;
- generating an assembly file for assembling the one or more electrical components on the printed circuit board;
- and
- assembling the printed circuit board in accordance with the assembly file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.