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US 8,297,433 B2Granted
Handler for electronic components, in particular ICs, comprising a plurality of circulating carriages that are guided along a circulating track
AssigneeMultitest Elektronische Systeme GmbH
InventorsStefan Thiel, Andreas Wiesböck, Alexander Bauer
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Abstract
The invention relates to a handler for electronic components, in particular IC's, having a plurality of circulating carriages (10) that are guided along their circulating track by means of a stationary, annular guide device (9) consisting of at least one circulating guide rail. Retaining units (12) are provided on the circulating carriages (10), said units retaining the components (43) to be tested.
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Handler for electronic components, comprising:
- a plurality of circulating carriages that can move along a circulation path, each carriage having at least one holding device for holding a component,
- a drive device structured to move the circulating carriages, and
- a stationary, annular guidance device structured to guide the circulating carriages along the circulation path, said guidance device comprising at least one guide rail formed as a continuous loop,
- wherein the drive device has a plurality of drive motors for moving the circulating carriages with each circulating carriage being operatively connected to its own associated drive motor.
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Handler for electronic components, comprising:
- a plurality of circulating carriages that can move along a circulation path, each carriage having at least one holding device for holding a component,
- a drive device structured to move the circulating carriages, and
- a stationary, annular guidance device structured to guide the circulating carriages along the circulation path, said guidance device comprising at least one guide rail formed as a continuous loop,
- wherein the circulating carriages each have a base plate, and the at least one holding device comprises a plunger that can move perpendicular to the base plate of an assigned circulating carriage, and at whose front end at least one component is held by a vacuum.
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Handler for electronic components, comprising:
- a plurality of circulating carriages that can move along a circulation path, each carriage having at least one holding device for holding a component,
- guidance means for guiding the circulating carriages along the circulation path, a drive device for moving the circulating carriages,
- wherein the circulating carriages are guided along their circulation path by means of a stationary, annular guidance device, which comprises at least one guide rail formed as a continuous loop,
- wherein the drive device has a plurality of drive motors for moving the circulating carriages with each circulating carriage being operatively connected to its own associated drive motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.