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US 2020/0288581 A1Published application
Methods and systems for aligning a component
AssigneeNorth Inc.
InventorDouglas Raymond Dykaar
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Abstract
There is provided a method which includes placing a component on a substrate and extending an alignment member through an opening in the substrate. Once the alignment member is extended through the opening, the component is moved to abut against the alignment member to align the component relative to the substrate. After the component is aligned relative to the substrate, the component is secured to the substrate and the alignment member is retracted through the opening.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- placing a component on a substrate;
- extending an alignment member through an opening in the substrate;
- moving the component to abut against the alignment member to align the component relative to the substrate;
- securing the component to the substrate;
- and
- retracting the alignment member through the opening.
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A system to align a component on a substrate, the system comprising:
- a substrate holder to hold the substrate;
- an alignment member;
- an actuator mechanically coupled to one or both of the substrate holder and the alignment member, the actuator to move one or both of the substrate holder and the alignment member relative to one another between a first configuration in which the alignment member extends through an opening in the substrate and a second configuration in which the alignment member is retracted from the opening;
- a component moving module to move the component to abut against the alignment member in the first configuration to align the component relative to the substrate;
- and
- a component securing module to secure the component to the substrate after the component is aligned relative to the substrate and before the alignment member is retracted from the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.