Apparatus for press-fitting
AssigneeTyco Electronics AMP GmbH
InventorsYuji Ikeda, Kiyomi Maruyama
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Abstract
An apparatus for positioning and press-fitting press-fit portions of roughly L-shaped legs of contacts arranged in multiple rows in a connector into a substrate includes a press-fitting head and an alignment plate. The press-fitting head is rotatable between a rest position and a press-fitting position and has vertical grooves for receiving the contacts in the press-fitting position. The alignment plate is arranged proximate the press-fitting head when the press-fitting head is in the press-fitting position and aligns the press-fit portions of the contacts with press-fitting apertures in the substrate. The alignment plate is retracted from the press-fitting head when the press-fitting head press-fits the press-fit portions into the substrate.
Claims10
An apparatus for positioning and press-fitting press-fit portions of roughly L-shaped legs of contacts arranged in multiple rows in a connector into a substrate, comprising:
- a press-fitting head rotatable between a rest position and a press-fitting position, the press-fitting head having vertical grooves for receiving the contacts in the press-fitting position;
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- an alignment plate arranged proximate the press-fitting head at a positioning site, the alignment plate being retractable from the positioning site when the press-fitting head is in the press-fitting position;
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- a cam mechanism for retracting the alignment plate, the cam mechanism including a cam pin on a link attached to the alignment plate and a cam groove on a member attached to a base of the apparatus.
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