Component transfer systems
First Claim
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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Abstract
A system for transferring electrical components. The system may comprise a plurality of electrical components. Each of the components may include leads and a physically asymmetric fiducial marker that structurally alters a physical appearance of the components. The system may also comprise 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. In addition, the system may comprise a component feed assembly for feeding the plurality of components to the nest, a component alignment detector, and a pick and place machine having a movable pick head. The movable pick head may have access to the component feed assembly and the recess of the nest.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for transferring electrical components, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for transferring electrical components, comprising:
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a plurality of electrical components, wherein each component includes leads and a physically asymmetric fiducial marker that structurally alters the 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 configured to direct a pattern of radiation above and parallel to 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. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for transferring electrical components, comprising:
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a plurality of electrical components, wherein each component includes leads and a physically asymmetric fiducial marker that structurally alters the 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; conveying means for conveying the plurality of components to the nest; means for moving at least one of the plurality of components from the conveying means to the recess; and means for detecting the alignment of the at least one of said plurality of components in the recess. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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