Device for placing components on a carrier

A device for placing components on a carrier, comprising

• a frame (25) with
• a vertically positioned shaft (8) accommodated therein, the shaft is provided with a bore (16) along its centerline, and
• displacement means (9, 10, 11) for displacing the hollow shaft (8) in vertical direction in the frame,
• the shaft (8) is capable of coupling at a first end (8a) facing away from the carrier to means (17) capable of generating an underpressure or vacuum in the bore (16),
• while a second end (8b) of the shaft facing towards the carrier is capable of picking up and placing at least one of the components by means of the underpressure or vacuum,
• characterized in that the shaft (8) is coupled to a yoke (12) which forms part of the displacement means, wherein said shaft and said yoke can be disengaged temporarily the moment the shaft comes into contact with the component or the carrier and in that the displacement means comprise a coil which is fixedly arranged in the frame, within the coil a magnet core is accommodated which is displaceable in vertical direction.