Method of and device for mounting electric components on a mounting panel

Claim 1

A meThod of mounting electric components having a body and connection wires extending therefrom in the same direction and parallel to each other on a mounting panel having a aplurality of apertures for receiving said connection wires comprising the steps of placing a reference member on said component by passing said wires through receiving holes therein so that said reference member is slidably displaceable along said wires so that the ends of said wires are enclosed by said reference members and may be exposed by displacement of said reference member toward the body of said component, inserting said component carrying said reference member into a first recess of a jig body first so that said connection wires extend in a direction toward the open side of said first recess the ends of which are located in the same plane, said reference member being received in a second recess aligned with said first recess, maintaining said connection wires in a stationary position at pitch distance apart while said component is in said jig, arranging said mounting panel on said jig so that said apertures are aligned with said connection wires, being held in accurate immovable position with respect to said apertures by said reference member, moving said mounting panel and said jig toward each other so that said reference member is engaged by said mounting panel and displaced toward the body of said component so that the ends of said connection wires are exposed and inserted into said apertures of said mounting panel and soldering said connection wires onto said mounting panel.

Claim 2

A meThod of mounting electric components having a body and connection wires extending therefrom in the same direction and parallel to each other on a mounting panel having a aplurality of apertures for receiving said connection wires comprising the steps of placing a reference member on said component by passing said wires through receiving holes therein so that said reference member is slidably displaceable along said wires so that the ends of said wires are enclosed by said reference members and may be exposed by displacement of said reference member toward the body of said component, inserting said component carrying said reference member into a first recess of a jig body first so that said connection wires extend in a direction toward the open side of said first recess the ends of which are located in the same plane, said reference member being received in a second recess aligned with said first recess, maintaining said connection wires in a stationary position at pitch distance apart while said component is in said jig, arranging said mounting panel on said jig so that said apertures are aligned with said connection wires, being held in accurate immovable position with respect to said apertures by said reference member, moving said mounting panel and said jig toward each other so that said reference member is engaged by said mounting panel and displaced toward the body of said component so that the ends of said connection wires are exposed and inserted into said apertures of said mounting panel and soldering said connection wires onto said mounting panel.

Claim 3

An apparatus for mounting electric components having a body and connection wires extending therefrom in the same direction and parallel to each other on a mounting panel having a plurality of apertures for receiving said connection wires comprising a jig for receiving said components and holding said components in stationary position, said jig comprising a base plate having first recesses therein for receiving the body of said components, a sliding plate movably mounted on said base plate for displacement toward and away therefrom, a plurality of cavities in said sliding plate corresponding to the number and pattern of said first recesses in said base plate and aligned therewith for receiving a portion of the body of said components, a supporting surface on the side of said sliding plate remote from said base plate for receiving and supporting thereon said mounting panel, the connection wires of said components extending through said cavities of said sliding plate, guide means on said base plate and said sliding late for guiding displacement of one with respect to the other so that said first recesses in said base plate are aligned with said cavities in said sliding plate, said guide means arranged on the surface of said sliding plate for guiding placement of said mounting panel so that said apertures will be aligned with the connection wires of said components, and a sliding block forming a reference member slidably fit on the ends of said connection wires for maintaining said wires in accurate aligned position for displacement toward the body of said component so that when said sliding plate is moved toward said base plate said reference member will be slid along said connection wires toward said body of said component to expose the free ends of said connection wires for insertion into the apertures of said mounting panel aligned therewith.

Claim 4

An apparatus for mounting electric components having a body and connection wires extending therefrom in the same direction and parallel to each other on a mounting panel having a plurality of apertures for receiving said connection wires comprising a jig for receiving said components and holding said components in stationary position, said jig comprising a base plate having first recesses therein for receiving the body of said components, a sliding plate movably mounted on said base plate for displacement toward and away therefrom, a plurality of cavities in said sliding plate corresponding to the number and pattern of said first recesses in said base plate and aligned therewith for receiving a portion of the body of said components, a supporting surface on the side of said sliding plate remote from said base plate for receiving and supporting thereon said mounting panel, the connection wires of said components extending through said cavities of said sliding plate, guide means on said base plate and said sliding late for guiding displacement of one with respect to the other so that said first recesses in said base plate are aligned with said cavities in said sliding plate, said guide means arranged on the surface of said sliding plate for guiding placement of said mounting panel so that said apertures will be aligned with the connection wires of said components, and a sliding block forming a reference member slidably fit on the ends of said connection wires for maintaining said wires in accurate aligned position for displacement toward the body of said component so that when said sliding plate is moved toward said base plate said reference member will be slid along said connection wires toward said body of said component to expose the free ends of said connection wires for insertion into the apertures of said mounting panel aligned therewith.