Device for the testing and/or processing of small component parts
OwnerJakob Herrmaninventor
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The device for testing or processing small electrical component parts having end face contacts includes an endless conveyor belt having a plurality of holes therein that are sized to fit the electrical components. The belt also includes a second parallel row of positioning holes. A component container maneuvers a single component into a complementary hole in the belt. A measurement and/or processing station includes a swing arm which extends across and above the belt and which moves towards the belt. On the swing arm is a pin-like positioning element that depends vertically from the swing arm and has a conical or spherical point. The diameter of the pin is slightly greater than the diameter of the positioning hole on the belt thereby providing an air cushioning effect when the pin approaches the belt. The swing arm also includes a contact element that contacts the end face contacts of the electrical component located in the component hole.
Device for supplying individual electrical component parts having end face contacts, preferably electronic micro-chips, to a measurement and/or processing station from a components container, into which the electrical components are introduced without being ordered, by means of a conveyor belt serving as a carrier for the electrical components, which belt moves below the components container that is provided with an exit opening at its bottom which, in comparison to the size of the components, is elongated in the movement direction of the conveyor belt and said belt includes individual accommodation areas characterized in that the accommodation areas of the conveyor belt are sized to the dimensions of the electrical components in such a manner that in the locale of the measurement and/or processing station, the end face contacts of the electrical components will be located in a defined position in relation to a contact element of the measurement station or a tool of the processing station and the measurement or processing station includes a swing arm extending across and above the belt which moves towards and away from the belt, said swing arm includes a pin-like positioning element depending vertically from the swing arm and having a conical or spherical point, whereby the diameter of the pin is slightly greater than the diameter of a positioning hole in the belt thereby providing an air cushioning effect when the pin approaches the belt and the tool or contact element is also attached to the swing arm in the region of said positioning element, and a spring element is provided which presses the swing arm against the electrical component.
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