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Component transfer systems

  • US 7,222,414 B2
  • Filed: 03/03/2005
  • Issued: 05/29/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for transferring electrical components, comprising:

  • a plurality of electrical components, wherein each component includes leads and a physically asymmetric fiducial marker that structurally alters a physical appearance of the component;

    a nest having a nest surface that defines a recess shaped to receive any one of the plurality of components only when the component is oriented such that the component'"'"'s fiducial marker is received by a corresponding asymmetric portion of the nest surface;

    a component feed assembly for feeding the plurality of components to the nest;

    a component alignment detector, wherein the detector includes;

    a receiver located at a first side of the recess; and

    an emitter located at a second side of the recess opposite the receiver and configured to direct a pattern of radiation toward the receiver above the nest surface such that the radiation pattern is disrupted when any of the fed components are misaligned in the nest; and

    a pick and place machine having a movable pick head, the movable pick head having access to the component feed assembly and the recess of the nest.

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