Abstract: A device for aligning a PC board (2) on a manual press (50) for insertion of an electronic component (1) into an insertion zone (z). The device comprises a manually operated X-Y table, to which the PC-board (2) is secured. The X-Y table comprises an X carriage (40) movable along an X-axis and a Y carriage (11) movable along a Y-axis. Respective correction carriages (21,25) are movably mounted to each of the X and Y carriages. Respective correction carriages have corresponding correction motors for moving each of the correction carriages relative to the X and Y carriages. Encoders (17,18) are respectively connected to the X and Y carriages for detecting a position of the X and Y carriages. The encoders are connected to control units for operating correction motors of the correction carriages in response to a signal from the encoders indicating the position of the X and Y carriages.

Abstract: For the removal of a connector from a printed circuit board (12, 28) wherein the connector consist of a connector housing (14) including contact pins (16) being of the right angle type (bent at an angle of about 90°), whereby a portion of the contact pins include a compliant attachment (press-fit) area by means of which the connector is attached to the board, and wherein use is generally made of a press with a push ram (10) and a table (11) provided with an anvil, whereby the anvil (20) comprises a base portion (22) and an upper hook-shaped portion which is formed as a comb (24) wherein the openings or slots (26) are in register with the position of the contact pins (16) along the longitudinal direction of the connector (14) and which is introduced into an open side of the connector housing up to the level of the contact pins in order to provide appropriate support to the printed circuit board while the compliant attachment area's of the contact pins are being pushed out of the holes of the board.

Abstract: The method consists in aligning a printed-circuit board 2 with respect to an insertion die 4 containing grooves 8, and an anvil 3 containing grooves 6 of a manually operated press, in order for at least one electronic component 1, which is provided with projecting contact pins 7 with elastic attachment zones, to be inserted into a selected insertion zone in the PCB 2, the insertion die 4 and the anvil 3 always being aligned with respect to one another along an insertion centre line c, and the printed-circuit board being attached to a manually displaceable X-Y table, the position of the centre point p of the selected insertion zone being respectively defined by means of a Y-coordinate and an X-coordinate with respect to the insertion centre line c, the table being moveable within a first tracking zone, the area of which extends over a great distance with respect to the insertion centre line c, and within a second tracking zone, the area of which extends over a limited distance with respect to the insertion cen

Abstract: The method consists in aligning a printed-circuit board 2 with respect to an insertion die 4 containing grooves 8, and an anvil 3 containing grooves 6 of a manually operated press, in order for at least one electronic component 1, which is provided with projecting contact pins 7 with elastic attachment zones, to be inserted into a selected insertion zone in the PCB 2, the insertion die 4 and the anvil 3 always being aligned with respect to one another along an insertion center line c, and the printed-circuit board being attached to a manually displaceable X-Y table, the position of the center point p of the selected insertion zone being respectively defined by means of a Y-coordinate and an X-coordinate with respect to the insertion center line c, the table being moveable within a first tracking zone, the area of which extends over a great distance with respect to the insertion center line c, and within a second tracking zone, the area of which extends over a limited distance with respect to the insertion cen

Abstract: The method and apparatus comprise a pick-up and insertion head (1) movable along a predetermined direction (Y-axis) between a pick-up area (3) provided for electronic components bearing an array of contact pins (6) and a printed circuit board (20), whereby during the movement of the pick-up and insertion head (1), having picked up a component provided with contact pins (6) from the pick-up area (3), between the pick-up area (3) and the printed circuit board (20), the position of the contact pins along the Y-axis are detected by means of a first laser beam (7) determining the actual position of each pin along said Y-axis as a first array of data, almost at the same time the position of the contact pins along the X-axis are detected by means of a second laser beam (13) determining the actual position of each pin along the X-axis as a second array of data; by means of said two arrays of data, the mean center position of each pin can subsequently be computed and compared with the normal allowable center position

Abstract: The electronic components, provided with a series of contact pins, are picked up out of a feed unit (50) by a pickup-and-insertion head (20) which travels along the Y axis to above a table (12) on which is mounted the printed circuit board, and which can travel along the X axis. The series of contact pins are pushed into the corresponding holes in the board after a visual inspection of the position of the contact pins and holes has been carried out. This visual inspection is carried out by a camera (70) which is fixed-mounted between the feed unit and the table (12), and by a camera (80) which is mounted in the vicinity of the head (20) and which can travel with said head.

Abstract: A method for determining the color or color code of an object uses for example a color camera for making a color picture of the object. For a plurality of pixels of the color picture of the object distributed over the surface of the object, the S-, H- and B-values of the color picture are determined and the color is determined by comparison of these S-, H- and B-values with predetermined reference values. The B-value of each pixel is compared with a first reference value determining whether a pixel is black or not, whereafter, if the pixel is not black, the S-value of each pixel is then compared with a second reference value determining whether a pixel is colorless or not, whereafter, if the pixel is not colorless, the color of each pixel is determined by means of the H-value.

Abstract: An apparatus for wiring a connector (1), in particular a connector with a plurality of contacts (2) comprises an elongated holder (3) for the connector to be wired, the elongated holder being aligned with an axis in the x-direction, at each longitudinal side of the holder a tool (5) movable back and forth in any-direction transverse to the holder for applying a wire into a contact aligned with the tool, wherein a wire guiding means (6) is provided for the tool, the wire guiding means being aligned with the tool, and means for moving the tool with respect to the holder in the x-direction.