Electrical component sequencer and taper

• US 3,878,026 A
• Filed: 08/23/1973
• Issued: 04/15/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation Incorporated (Dover Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Frederick G. Tomko, Michael D. Snyder
• Inventors: Snyder, Michael D., Tomko, Frederick G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Van Horn, Charles E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wityshyn, M. G.
• Application Number:
  US05/391,030
• Time in Patent Office: 600 Days
• Field of Search: 156/552,540,541,542,559,560,562 221/219 53/198R,200 206/330,331 29/23R
• US Class Current: 156/552
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/0038 placing the components in a predetermined order
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1734 Means bringing articles into association with web
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1759 Sheet form common base

Abstract

An apparatus for removing electrical components from their manufacturing strip and taping them to form a continuous sequential group of components. The components are extracted as a group from a plurality of supply stations by a plurality of spindles and transported to a taping unit. The taping unit is driven by the linear movement of the spindle carriage and includes a take-up reel to receive the sequentially taped components.

Claims

1. An apparatus for sequencing electrical components having leads extending from their bodies and taping said leads between ribbons of tape comprising:

a support means;

a plurality of supply means attached to said support means for storing a plurality of said electrical components;

taping means attached to said support means for taping said component leads between ribbons of tape;

a plurality of transport means, one for each supply means, each adapted to receive one electronic component from said supply means and transporting said components from said supply means to said taping means; and

a transport support means supporting said plurality of transport means for linear movement simultaneously;

first drive means responsive to said transport means for driving said taping means;

a second drive means for moving said transport means from said supply means to said first drive means in a first linear direction; and

a third drive means for moving said transport support means to and from said supply means in a direction orthagonal to said first linear direction.

2. An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said first drive means rotatably drives said taping means in response to linear motion of said transport means in said first directiOn.

3. An apparatus as in claim 2 including a locking means for preventing rotational movement of said taping means when said transport means moves in a direction opposite said first direction.

4. An apparatus as in claim 2 wherein said plurality of transport means each comprise a housing, two component receiving means pivotally mounted to said housing for receiving and holding an electrical component therebetween, and a control means for determining the pivotal position of said receiving means.

5. An apparatus as in claim 4 including a rotational drive means connected to said housing for rotating a held component 90*.

6. An apparatus as in claim 5 wherein said component receiving means each comprise at least one jaw having a plurality of grooves in one face thereof adapted to receive said electrical component'"'"''"'"'s leads and an indented portion large enough to receive said electrical component'"'"''"'"'s body.

7. An apparatus as in claim 6 including a clamping means in said housing and received in said jaw'"'"''"'"'s indented portion for holding said electrical component'"'"''"'"'s body secure in said housing.

8. An apparatus as in claim 2 wherein each of said supply means comprises:

a guide means for receiving a strip having a plurality of electrical components attached thereto;

a strip drive means to move said strip through said guide means to a component extraction station; and

wherein each of said transport means comprises component receiving means for extracting a component from said strip.

9. An apparatus as in claim 8 wherein said guide means receives said strip in a first vertical plane and presents said strip to said extraction station in an orthagonal vertical plane, and wherein said component receiving means extract said components in a vertical plane and transport said components in a horizontal plane.