Unit carrier fed electronic component insertion machine
Abstract
Abstract AN INSERTION APPARATUS FOR INSERTING DUAL INLINE UNIT CARRIER MOUNTED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIRECTLY INTO A BOARD, THE COMPONENTS HAVING DEPENDING LEADS ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF AND THE UNIT CARRIER INCLUDING SIDE FLANGES. THE APPARATUS COMPRISES AN INSERTER MEANS ADAPTED TO RECIPROCATE ALONG A FIXED PATH, A UNIT CARRIER POSITIONING MEANS HAVING UNIT CARRIER FLANGE ENGAGING MEANS THEREON TO POSITION SAID UNIT CARRIER IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PATH OF SAID INSERTER MEANS, AND A CARRIER FEEDING ARRANGEMENT ADAPTED TO SUPPLY UNIT CARRIERS WITH COMPONENTS TO SAID POSITIONING MEANS DURING EACH OPERATIONAL CYCLE OF SAID INSERTER MEANS. THE INSERTER MEANS PASSING THROUGH THE UNIT CARRIER IN FORCING THE COMPONENT INTO SAID BOARD.
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- 👤 Daniel W Ackerman
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