Apparatus and method for positioning an electronic component and/or a carrier relative to a discharging device

An apparatus for positioning electronic components, having:

• a discharging device that includes a slide for at least one of the electronic components and a housing surrounding the slide, wherein the housing has an oblong shape and includes a first translucent region on the longitudinal side thereof;
• a first carrier that provides the electronic components to be transferred comprising a first side facing the discharging device and a second side facing away from the discharging device, wherein a plurality of the electronic components are provided on the second side;
• at least one image data acquisition device that is disposed laterally next to the housing and that is set up for capturing image data of a region through the first translucent region of the housing in which the slide is set up for interacting with at least one of the electronic components;
• a control that is set up for determining positional data of the electronic component to be transferred from the captured image data and for generating control commands on the basis of the positional data, and at least one actuator that is set up for moving the first carrier and the discharging device on the basis of the control commands in relation to each other in order to change an offset between the longitudinal axis of the slide and a center axis of the electronic component to be transferred,
• a second carrier with at least one contact surface for accommodating the electronic component to be transferred;
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• an optical sensor element that is set up for capturing a mark that is provided on the second carrier and for generating sensor signals, wherein the sensor signals comprise information regarding the position of the mark and the position of the discharging device;
• wherein the control is set up for determining positional data of the contact surface on the basis of the generated sensor signals and for generating control signals to trigger at least one second actuator on the basis of the determined positional data of the contact surface in order to position the second carrier in relation to the first carrier and the discharging device on the basis of the generated control signals in directions perpendicular in relation to the longitudinal axis of the slide in order to change an offset between the contact surface and the longitudinal axis of the slide of the discharging device.