Material or article handling – Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into – within,... – Unstacking apparatus
Patent
1989-05-17
1991-09-03
Olszewski, Robert P.
Material or article handling
Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within,...
Unstacking apparatus
4147957, 29740, 29834, 221211, 221238, 221287, B65G 5906, B23P 1900
Patent
active
050448757
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided for simultaneously positioning electronic components, such as surface-mounted chips on a circuit board. A removable load plate carries a plurality of chip placement assemblies, each having a support disposing a plurality of such components in a stack adjacent the board. The assemblies are disposed about the load plate in a geometric pattern corresponding to that of chips to be placed. A stripping component of each assembly in slidable engagement with the support sequentially urges each chip in the stack transversely from the stack to a second position opposing a corresponding desired site on the board where the chip is to be placed. Each support includes a mounting block having a connector for releasable interconnection of each positioning apparatus to the load plate. A chamber maintains the chip at the second position in response to fluid pressure differential. The support receives a tube for transporting the chip from the second position to a third position wherein it engages the board site. A shuttle plate simultaneously urges the stripping components of all assemblies in the slidable motion to strip chips from the stack. The load plate is easily replaced with one re-loaded off line to carry a replenished supply of chips in the same or different pattern.
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Hunt Ronald E.
Whitehead Verlon E.
Carwell Robert M.
International Business Machines - Corporation
McBurney Mark E.
Olszewski Robert P.
Reim Steve
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