Socket insertion tool having indexable socket guide

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1993-10-12

1994-08-02

Hall, Carl E.

Metal working

Means to assemble or disassemble

Means to assemble electrical device

29845, H05K 1304

Patent

active

053333730

ABSTRACT:
A tool for inserting electrical sockets (4) mounted on a carrier strip (2) into holes in a circuit board (80) has a socket guide (14) which is indexable to accommodate different sockets each having one of several possible known lengths. The tool includes a body (12) and a carrier strip advancing mechanism (42, 44, 46) operable on the carrier strip to feed the sockets to a feed station (52) in a vertical orientation. A ram (20) is movable through the feed station along a path between a first position above the feed station and a second position below the feed station to drive one of the sockets from the carrier strip to an insertion station. A guide tube (24) connected to the body below the feed station defines a tubular bore (26) through which the ram passes for guiding the socket driven by the ram from the carrier strip to the insertion station. The socket guide (14) is disposed between the feed station and the guide tube and guides the socket driven by the ram from the feed station to the guide tube. The socket guide has several portions each having an upwardly facing surface (17) defining a plane and a guide hole (18) extending through the socket guide perpendicular to the plane.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4914811 (1993-04-01), Nolte, Jr.
AMP Incorporated Data Sheet 81-645 "Miniature Spring Socket on Polyester Strip", Revised Aug. 1983, pp. 1-3.

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