US 6,584,670 B2 · Electrical terminal implementation device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a workpiece implementation device that fabricates individual workpieces, positions them at their point of use on a component, and connects the workpieces to the components. The device further comprises an accessory assembly capable of shaping the workpieces, coating the workpieces with a solderable material, burnishing the point of use on the component, and testing the connection between the workpieces and the component. The positioning, attaching, and accessory assemblies of the workpiece implementation device are adapted to selectively perform their individual functions without the necessity of first repositioning the component or the implementation device. Accordingly, the present invention increases overall production efficiency by integrating several separate implementation tools and workstations into a single, adaptable device.

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Dependent claims

A reconfigurable device for soldering workpieces to an adjacent component having a point of use thereon, comprising:

a frame member;
positioning and testing means operatively connected to said frame member for placing at least one of the workpieces closely adjacent the point of use on the component and for testing a soldered connection;
and attaching means operatively connected to said frame member for soldering said at least one of the workpieces to the point of use, after the at least one of the workpieces is placed by said positioning means, without relocating or repositioning the component or the device.

A method for operatively connecting at least one workpiece to a component having a point of use thereon comprising the steps of:

providing at least one reconfigurable workpiece implementation device having a frame member;
a positioning and testing means operatively connected to said frame member for placing the at least one workpiece closely adjacent the point of use and for testing a soldered connection;
and attaching means operatively connected to said frame member for soldering the at least one workpiece to the point of use, after the at least one of the workpieces is placed by said positioning means, without relocating or repositioning the device;
positioning the component adjacent to said workpiece implementation device;
operating said positioning and testing means to place the at least one workpiece closely adjacent the point of use on the component;
and
operating said attaching means to solder the at least one workpiece to the point of use after the at least one workpiece is placed closely adjacent the point of use with the positioning and testing means without the necessity of first relocating or repositioning the component or the workpiece implementation device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electrical terminal implementation device

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Abstract

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