Method and apparatus for mounting components onto a substrate of an electrical assembly
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorHarald Stanzl
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for mounting a component onto a substrate of an electrical assembly that utilizes a transponder unit. The transponder unit is attached to the substrate for storing mounting process data, such as, the component manufacturer identification code, the number of missing components, and the number of faulty substrate position, before, during or after the mounting process. The stored process data can then be transmitted to a control unit that controls the component mounting apparatus wherein the data is processed and utilized during the mounting operation to enhance process quality control.
Claims15
A method for mounting a component onto a printed circuit board of an electrical assembly comprising the steps of:
- providing an automatic component mounting unit, said automatic component mounting unit including a component mounting head member, a mounting control member, a mounting communication member and a mounting readout member;
- providing a data storage unit that is disposed on said printed circuit board;
- transporting said component to a predetermined position of said printed circuit board by moving said component mounting head member wherein said mounting control member controls said component onto said predetermined position by moving said component mounting head member wherein said mounting control member controls said mounting of said component;
- transmitting an amount of mounting process data from said mounting control member to said data storage unit via said mounting communication member;
- storing said amount of mounting process data within said data storage unit;
- transmitting said amount of mounting process data from said data storage unit to said mounting readout member wherein said amount of mounting process data is utilized during said mounting of said component.
A manufacturing method comprising:
- transporting a component, via a component mounting head member of a component mounting unit, to a position on a printed circuit board, wherein the component mounting unit includes a communication member for communicating with a data storage unit disposed on the printed circuit board;
- mounting the component on the printed circuit board;
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- communicating information related to the mounting of the component, between the data storage unit and the communication member and between the communication member and the data storage unit, wherein the information related to the mounting of the component is transmitted for storage in the data storage unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.