Component loading verification system and method
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsPatsy A. Mattero, Steven R. Foster
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Abstract
A stencil printer for printing an assembly material on an electronic substrate includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, the stencil having apertures formed therein, a support assembly coupled to the frame, the support assembly being configured to support the electronic substrate, a print head gantry coupled to the frame, and a print head assembly supported by the print head gantry in such a manner that the print head assembly is configured to traverse the stencil during print strokes. The stencil printer further comprises a verification system to determine whether an item placed within the stencil printer is properly installed within the stencil printer.
Claims20
A stencil printer for printing an assembly material on an electronic substrate, the stencil printer comprising:
- a frame;
- a stencil coupled to the frame, the stencil having apertures formed therein;
- a support assembly coupled to the frame, the support assembly being configured to support the electronic substrate;
- a print head gantry coupled to the frame;
- a print head assembly supported by the print head gantry in such a manner that the print head assembly is configured to traverse the stencil during print strokes;
- and
- a verification system to determine whether an item placed within the stencil printer is properly installed within the stencil printer.
A method of verifying whether an item is properly installed in a stencil printer, the method comprising:
- installing an item in a stencil printer;
- and
- verifying whether the item is properly installed within the stencil printer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.