Leadframe transport and method therefor
AssigneeFiTel Innovations
InventorsArnold T. M. Telkamp, Richard G. T. Fierkens
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Abstract
An independent leadframe transport system for use with an integrated-circuit processing has a main drive unit having at least one tool-drive. A stack unit is moveably coupled to the main drive unit for storing unprocessed and processed leadframes. A leadframe transport carousel is coupled to the stack unit which loads an unprocessed leadframe from the stack unit and returns a processed leadframe back to the stack unit.
Claims22
An independent leadframe transport system for use with an integrated-circuit processing unit, comprising, in combination:
- a main drive unit having at least one tool-drive;
- a stack unit moveably coupled to the main drive unit for storing unprocessed and processed leadframes;
- and
- a leadframe transport carousel coupled to the stack unit so that the transport carousel moves with the stack unit which loads an unprocessed leadframe from a container in the stack unit and returns a processed leadframe back to the container in the stack unit.
An independent leadframe transport system for use with an integrated-circuit processing unit, comprising, in combination:
- a main drive unit having at least one tool-drive;
- a stack unit moveably coupled to the main drive unit for storing unprocessed and processed leadframes;
- and
- a leadframe transport carousel coupled to the stack unit so that the transport carousel moves with the stack unit wherein the stack unit is translationally coupled to the main drive unit so that the leadframe transport carousel may be selectively positioned within the at least one tool-drive in an in-tool position and without the at least one too-drive in an out-tool position;
- means coupled to the leadframe transport carousel for loading an unprocessed leadframe from the stack unit and returning a processed leadframe back to the stack unit;
- a plurality of leadframe handler assemblies coupled to the leadframe transport carousel for transporting processed leadframes and unprocessed leadframes around the leadframe transport carousel;
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- a magazine carousel coupled to the stack unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.