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US 5,311,304 AGranted
Apparatus for the positioning of components on a printed circuit board or the like
OwnerBernd Monnoinventor
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Abstract
The apparatus for positioning electronic components on a printed circuit board or the like includes an optical system which allows to line-up the underside of the electronic component with the intended placement position on the circuit board. After proper positioning the circuit board relative the electronic component the later is placed on the circuit board and connected therewith.
Claims26
A component placement system for positioning a component in a desired placement location on a component board or the like comprising
- holding means for receiving said component including positioning means for positioning said component in a placement location on said component board, said placement location and said holding means being in a predetermined relationship;
- said holding means including tilt means for moving said component from a positioning location to said placement location;
- means for illuminating said component and said placement location on said component board;
- means for optically relating said component held in said holding means with said placement location on said component board, including means for providing an overlapped bottom view image of said component and said placement location,
- said overlapped image having a central axis;
- means for moving said desired placement location on said component board to said placement location;
- a video camera having an optical axis;
- means for reflecting said overlapped image into said video camera for display on a video display;
- means for displaying said overlapped image in an upright position on said video display.
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A component placement system for positioning a component in a desired placement location on a component board or the like comprising
- holding means for receiving and holding said component in a vacuum suction cup,
- said holding means including positioning means for positioning said component in a placement location on said component board,
- said placement location and said holding means being in a predetermined relationship;
- said holding means including tilt means for moving said component from a positioning location to said placement location;
- means for illuminating said component and said placement location on said component board;
- means for optically relating said component held in said holding means with said placement location on said component board,
- including means for providing an overlapped image of said component and said placement location,
- said overlapped image having a central axis;
- means for moving said desired placement location on said component board to said placement location;
- means for reflecting said overlapped image into a video camera for display on a video display;
- component transfer means including a movable vacuum suction cup and a vacuum controller providing a vacuum to said suction cup of said holding means and said transfer means.
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A component placement system for positioning a component in a desired placement location on a component board or the like comprising
- holding means for receiving and holding said component in a vacuum suction cup,
- said holding means including positioning means for positioning said component in a placement location on said component board, said placement location and said holding means being in a predetermined relationship;
- said holding means including tilt means for moving said component from a positioning location to said placement location;
- means for illuminating said component and said placement location on said component board;
- said position location having a first axis, said placement position having a second axis;
- means for optically relating said component held in said holding means with said placement location on said component board, including means for providing an overlapped image of said component and said placement location,
- said overlapped image having a central axis;
- component board positioning means including component board clamping means and first positioning means for moving said component holding means to move said desired placement location no said component board to said placement location;
- means for reflecting said overlapped image into a video camera for display on a video display;
- component transfer means including a movable vacuum suction cup and a vacuum controller providing a vacuum to said suction cup of said holding means and said transfer means.
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