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US 4,733,459 AGranted
Electronic part insertion apparatus
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorEiji Tateno
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Abstract
An electronic part insertion apparatus which includes an inclined portion inclined by a predetermined inclination angle and having at least one inclined surface on which electronic parts having leads slide to descend under their own weight. An intermittent feeding mechanism is arranged in the middle of the inclined portion to feed intermittently the electronic parts, and a positioning mechanism is provided at a lower portion of the inclined portion to stop and position the electronic parts on the inclined surface. A hand portion is arranged to be pivotable to hold the positioned electronic part at a first position and to insert the held electronic part into a printed circuit board at a second position.
Claims16
An electronic part insertion apparatus comprising:
- means for holding a printed circuit board;
- an inclined portion inclined by a predetermined inclination angle and having at least one inclined surface on which electronic parts having leads slidably descend under their own weight;
- positioning means, provided at a lower portion of said inclined portion, for positioning said electronic parts on said inclined surface according to the position of the leads of said electronic parts;
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- hand means, pivotable around predetermined supporting points, for holding at a first pivoted position each electronic part which has been positioned on said inclined portion by grasping the leads thereof, moving the held electronic part to a second pivoted position adjacent said printed circuit board and then, at said second pivoted position, inserting each said held electronic part into said printed circuit board.
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An electronic part insertion apparatus comprising:
- means for holding a printed circuit board;
- stick container means for holding stick containers which accommodate identical electronic parts having leads;
- an inclined portion having a predetermined inclination angle and being juxtaposed next to said stick container means allowing said electronic parts in said stick container to slide downward on said inclined portion under their own weight;
- positioning means, provided at a lower portion of said inclined portion, for positioning said electronic parts on said inclined portion according to the position of the leads of said electronic parts;
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- hand means, pivotable around predetermined supporting points, for holding at a first pivoted position each electronic part which has been positioned on said inclined portion, by grasping the leads thereof, moving the held electronic part to a second pivoted position adjacent said printed circuit board and then, at said second pivoted position, inserting each said held electronic part into said printed circuit board.
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An electronic part insertion apparatus comprising:
- an inclined portion inclined by a predetermined inclination angle and having at least one inclined surface on which electronic parts having leads slidably descend under their own weight;
- a positioning mechanism, provided at a lower portion of said inclined portion to stop and position said electronic parts, with reference to the position of the leads thereof, on said inclined surface and comprising a stopper means against which the leads of said electronic part sliding on said inclined surface abut;
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- a hand portion arranged to be pivotable around predetermined supporting points toward the lower portion of said inclined portion to hold at a first pivoted position each electronic part which has been positioned on said inclined portion and then, at a second pivoted position to insert said held electronic part into a printed circuit board located horizontally.
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An electronic part insertion apparatus comprising:
- a stick container portion for holding stick containers which accommodate the same kind of electronic parts having leads and including:
- a stick container holding member for holding a plurality of long size stick containers which are stacked one upon another with their front sides being inclined downward, each of said stick containers accommodating electronic parts in series;
- a stick container receiving mechanism for receiving and holding said stick containers at the bottom of said holding member and for dropping and discharging and empty stick container;
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- a gate opening/closing mechanism for feeding said electronic parts to a lower forefront portion of said holding member and to said inclined portion, said lower forefront portion arranged to face said upper end portion;
- an inclined portion having a predetermined inclination angle and communicating with said stick container portion to allow said electronic parts which are accommodated in the stick container to slide downward, on said inclined portion under their own weight and having an upper end portion;
- a positioning mechanism provided at a lower portion of said inclined portion to stop and position said electronic parts on said inclined portion;
- a hand portion arranged to be pivotable around predetermined supporting points toward the lower portion of said inclined portion to hold at a first pivoted position each electronic part which has been positioned on said inclined portion and then, at a second pivoted position, to insert said held electronic part into a printed circuit board which is located horizontally;
- an electronic part guide member arranged at the upper end portion of said inclined portion to be movable back and forth and engaging temporarily with a stick container on a first story in said holding member;
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- a stick container thrusting portion arranged above said guide member to be movable back and forth and engaging temporarily with a stick container on a second story in said holding member to temporarily hold the stick container.
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An electronic part insertion apparatus comprising:
- a stick container portion for holding stick containers, each having a front side, which accommodate the same kind of electronic parts having leads and including:
- a stick container holding member for holding a plurality of stick containers which are stacked one upon another with their front sides being inclined downward, each of said stick containers accommodating electronic parts in series;
- a stick container receiving mechanism for receiving and holding said stick containers at the bottom of said holding member and for dropping and discharging an empty stick container;
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- a gate opening/closing mechanism for feeding said electronic parts to a lower forefront portion of said holding member and to said inclined portion;
- an inclined portion having a predetermined inclination angle and communicating with said stick container portion to allow said electronic parts which are accommodated in the stick container to slide downward on said inclined portion under their own weight and having an intermittent feeding mechanism for temporarily stopping the electronic parts which are continuously fed from said stick container by said gate opening/closing mechanism, to feed said stopped electronic parts one by one intermittently to said positioning mechanism, said intermittent feeding mechanism having two electronic part holding means arranged in series on the upstream and downstream sides of said inclined portion respectively, wherein said downstream holding means temporarily positions the most downstream electronic part on said inclined surface of said inclined portion, said upstream holding means then temporarily positioning an electronic part which is located next to said most downstream electronic part, on said inclined surface, and said downstream holding means releasing the positioned most downstream electronic part to feed the same to said positioning mechanism;
- a positioning mechanism, provided at a lower portion of said inclined portion to stop and position said electronic parts on said inclined portion;
- a hand portion arranged to be pivotable around predetermined supporting points, toward the lower portion of said inclined portion to hold at a first pivoted position each electronic part which has been positioned on said inclined portion, and then, at a second pivoted position, to insert said held electronic part into a printed circuit board which is located horizontally;
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- an electronic part guiding means which advances on said inclined surface near said positioning mechanism in response to the release of positioning of the electronic part by said downstream holding means to absorb an abrupt movement of said electronic part caused when said electronic part is stopped by said positioning mechanism.
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An electronic part insertion apparatus comprising:
- a stick container portion for holding stick containers, each having a front side, which accommodate the same kind of electronic parts having leads, said stick container portion including:
- a stick container holding member, having a stick container cassette formed in a box shape having an open top and an open bottom, for holding a plurality of said stick containers which are stacked one upon another with their front sides being inclined downward, each of said stick containers accommodating electronic parts in series;
- a stick container receiving mechanism, having a stick container front receiving member and a stick container rear receiving member which are provided at front and rear portions of the bottom of said stick container cassette respectively, and a receiving member actuating piece which is provided at an upper end portion of said inclined surface (guide rail) to move said stick container front receiving member back and forth and for receiving and holding said stick containers at the bottom of said holding member and for dropping and discharging an empty stick container;
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- a gate opening/closing mechanism, having a feeding gate provided at a lower portion of a front surface of said stick container cassette, a gate opening/closing plate provided at an upper portion of the front surface of said stick container cassette to open and close said feeding gate, and an actuating member for actuating said gate opening/closing plate, said actuating member being disposed at the upper end side of said inclined surface (guide rail) to move said plate up and down, for feeding said electronic parts to a lower forefront portion of said holding member and to said inclined portion;
- an inclined portion having a predetermined inclination angle and communicating with said stick container portion to allow said electronic parts which are accommodated in the stick container to slide downward, on said inclined portion under their own weight;
- a positioning mechanism provided at a lower portion of said inclined portion to stop and position said electronic parts on said inclined portion;
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- a hand portion arranged to be pivotable around predetermined supporting points toward the lower portion of said inclined portion to hold at a first pivoted position each electronic part which has been positioned on said inclined portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.