Lead sensing system
First Claim
1. In a component insertion machine wherein the leads of components are inserted through holes in a medium after the medium has been positioned for receipt of the leads through the holes, a system for determining whether the leads are properly inserted through the holes in the medium, said system comprising:
- a plurality of optical sensors, located below the positioned medium, each optical sensor individually sensing the presence or absence of only one respective lead of the component extending beneath the medium;
means for reading the status of each of said plurality of optical sensors after the component leads have been inserted into the holes in the positioned medium; and
means for verifying that the status of each optical sensor is in accordance with a predetermined status for that particular optical sensor.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for checking on the presence or absence of inserted leads of a component into the openings of a printed circuit board. The system is utilized within a component insertion machine wherein a plurality of optical lead sensors are preferably located within the cut and clinch mechanism. A computer system associated with the optical lead sensors compares the optical readings of the lead sensors with predefined data relating to the presence or absence of leads for each particular component being inserted.
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14 Claims
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1. In a component insertion machine wherein the leads of components are inserted through holes in a medium after the medium has been positioned for receipt of the leads through the holes, a system for determining whether the leads are properly inserted through the holes in the medium, said system comprising:
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a plurality of optical sensors, located below the positioned medium, each optical sensor individually sensing the presence or absence of only one respective lead of the component extending beneath the medium; means for reading the status of each of said plurality of optical sensors after the component leads have been inserted into the holes in the positioned medium; and means for verifying that the status of each optical sensor is in accordance with a predetermined status for that particular optical sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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