System and method for manufacturing laminated circuit boards
AssigneeDuetto Integrated Systems, Inc.
InventorsAnthony Faraci, Gary N. Sortino
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a pin-less registration and inductive heating system involving the use of a pre-alignment station for imaging an initial position of a laminate element, an imaging and computer operation control system for determining a required correction factor between an alignment of the laminate element at the pre-alignment station and a preferred stack orientation for the laminate element, and an alignment and transfer system for securely gripping, transferring, and repositioning a laminate element from a top position to the preferred stack orientation employing a preferred four-axis orientation.
Claims10
A registration system for assembling a plurality laminate elements in a selected stack orientation, the system comprising:
- first optical measurement means for receiving ones of said laminate elements, for imaging portions of said laminate elements, and for determining a first reference orientation data set of each respective one said laminate elements;
- computer operation control system means for determining a required correction factor between said determined first reference orientation data set for each respective laminate element and said selected stack orientation during an assembly of said laminate elements;
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- pin-less alignment and positioning means for receiving said required correction factor positioning instructions from said computer operation control system and for positioning each said laminate element from a top position to said selected stack orientation during an assembly of said stack.
A method for pin-less registration of a plurality laminate elements in a selected stack orientation, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first optical measurement means for receiving ones of said laminate elements;
- imaging portions of said laminate elements;
- determining a first reference orientation data set for each respective ones said laminate elements;
- providing computer operation control system means for determining a required correction factor between said determined first reference orientation data set for each respective laminate element and said selected stack orientation during an assembly of said laminate elements;
- providing a pin-less alignment means for receiving said required correction factor positioning as a movement instruction from said computer operation control system;
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- positioning each said laminate element from a top position to said selected stack orientation during an assembly of said stack based upon said required correction factor and clamping the same in position.
A system for manufacturing laminated structures, comprising:
- registration system means for initially imaging portions of a preloaded laminate structure and for determining a first reference orientation data set relative of said laminate structure;
- means for receiving and storing said first reference orientation data set;
- means for determining a preferred stack orientation of said laminate structure comprising an ultimate assembly of said laminate structures;
- means for calculating an orientation correction factor for each said laminate structure to match said preloaded laminate structure to said preferred stack orientation;
- pin-less alignment and transferring means for receiving instructions from said computer means and for transferring from a top position respective said preloaded laminate structures to said preferred stack orientation;
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- means for inductively heating at least one laminate structure at said preferred stack location, whereby preferred stack orientation is secured without the use of pin-registration.
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