Dispensing head, nozzle and method
AssigneeUniversal Instruments Corporation
InventorsJohn Danek, Peter Joseph Dionne
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Abstract
A spindle for a pick-and-place machine includes a shaft including a length extending between a first end and a second end, the shaft including an outer body and a hollow interior, a nozzle tip disposed at the first end of the shaft, the nozzle tip configured to contact an electronic component for manipulation of the electronic component, and a theta gear disposed on the shaft, the theta gear configured to engage with a motor of a pick-and-place head. The spindle is configured to be removably attachable from the pick-and-place head. A dispensing head spindle module, spindle bank and assembly machine incorporating the spindle are disclosed.
Claims21
A spindle for a pick-and-place machine comprising:
- a shaft including a length extending between a first end and a second end, the shaft including an outer body and a hollow interior;
- a nozzle tip disposed at the first end of the shaft, the nozzle tip configured to contact an electronic component for manipulation of the electronic component;
- and
- a theta gear disposed on the shaft, the theta gear configured to engage with a motor of a pick-and-place head, wherein the theta gear is made of a magnetic material that is configured to interact with the motor and become rotated by a magnetic force,
- wherein the spindle is configured to be removably attachable from the pick-and-place head.
(canceled)
A method of assembly comprising:
- providing a pick-and-place machine having a pick-and-place head;
- providing a spindle for the pick-and-place machine, the spindle including:
- a shaft including a length extending between a first end and a second end, the shaft including an outer body and a hollow interior;
- a nozzle tip disposed at the first end of the shaft;
- a theta gear disposed on the shaft;
- attaching the spindle to the pick-and-place head of the pick-and-place machine;
- engaging, by the theta gear, with a motor of the pick-and-place head;
- contacting, by the spindle, an electrical component;
- manipulating, by the spindle, the electrical component;
- and
- removing the spindle from the pick-and-place head of the pick-and-place machine.
A dispensing head comprising:
- a body structure including a receiving location;
- a z-axis motor;
- a theta motor;
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- a spindle received in the receiving location, the spindle comprising:
- a shaft including a length extending between a first end and a second end, the shaft including an outer body and a hollow interior;
- a nozzle tip disposed at the first end of the shaft, the nozzle tip configured to contact an electronic component for manipulation of the electronic component;
- and
- a theta gear disposed on the shaft, the theta gear configured to engage with the theta motor such that the theta motor is configured to rotate the theta gear, wherein the theta gear is made of a magnetic material that is configured to interact with the motor and become rotated by a magnetic force.
21-95. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.