Method and apparatus for orienting integrated circuit clips and

Details Method and apparatus for orienting integrated circuit clips and Method and apparatus for orienting integrated circuit clips and

1980-09-15

1983-03-15

Husar, Francis S.

Metal working

Method of mechanical manufacture

Electrical device making

29747, 198446, 198651, 221167, 221173, 414754, H01R 4300, B23P 1900

Patent

active

043763391

ABSTRACT:
A plurality of integrated circuit lead clips having a circular top opening and four resilient planar tines are positioned in a holding fixture in a rectangular matrix array. A carrier strip including a plurality of equally spaced, transversely extending projections each having a generally rectangular cross-section is positioned above a row of clips positioned in the fixture. The strip is vibrated and then lowered to pass one projection into the top opening of each clip and through the four resilient planar tines. Vibrations of the projections at the same time the tips of the projections touch the clips causes the clip to rotate in the fixture so that the planar ends of the tines orient with respect to the four flat sides of each projection. The projections are pushed through the clips so that they are held to the projections by the resiliency of the tines. Once the clips are oriented and affixed to the projections on the carrier strip they may be installed directly into mounting apertures, such as plated holes in a printed circuit board, or inserted into oriented integrated circuit connector contacts.

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patent: 4186990 (1980-02-01), Bertoglio
patent: 4257667 (1981-03-01), Iantorno

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