Device for transferring electronic components from inclined supply track to another element

Abstract

Device for transferring electronic components from a inclined gravity supply track to another element, more particularly a receiving element, characterised in that it comprises at least one swing arm fixed to an inclined rotating shaft that is connected to driving means and that is positioned between the supply track and the receiving element, whereby the wing arm forms an angle (C) with the rotating shaft and is at least rotatable between a first position, whereby it is situated parallel to and above the supply track, and a second position whereby the swing arm is situated above the receiving element, said device further comprising suction means to suck up and to hold a concerned component against the swing arm.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a device for transferring electronic components from an inclined supply track to another unit, such as a packaging unit, a printed circuit board, a test unit or the like. [0002] In particular, it relates to an apparatus for continuous transfer of individual electronic components, such as semiconductors, integrated circuits, etc., on a tape-and-reel packaging machine from an inclined gravity feed track to a The packing tape of the pocket, and as the electronic components are inserted into the pocket one by one, and then the packing tape is wound to the reel to move forward step by step and package. technical background [0003] Such electronic component loaded tapes are effectively used for automatic assembly of printed circuit boards and the like. [0004] In conventional reel-to-reel devices, the electronic components are delivered from inclined gravity supply rails to the reel-to-reel mechanism by mainly two types ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] The second known type of pick-and-place device is more complex and consists of a turret equipped with a single vacuum nozzle for picking up electronic components from a supply track and moving them to a subsequent station for inspection and reprocessing. pass to belt

[0010] A disadvantage of this recently known type of device is that the leads of the electronic components are in direct contact with said turntable and are therefore easily damaged

Another disadvantage is the need for an additional pick and place mechanism, moreover, this mechanism may cause some damage to the components involved

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