Printed circuit board component mounting machine

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a printed circuit board component mounting machine showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view taken from the right of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view taken from the left of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the only difference being the omission of the video display element.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3722087 March 1973 Berg
3760484 September 1973 Kowalski
3852865 December 1974 Ragard
3986244 October 19, 1976 Latanzi
4313258 February 2, 1982 Kindig et al.
Other references
  • Royonic brochure titled "Royonic", undated; (front & back). Computervision Corporation brochure titled "The Designer.TM. M System", copyright 1981; (front and back). Contact Systems, Inc. brochure entitled "New Board Stuffer!", Assemble PC Boards, Message Center, undated; (8 pp.). Manix Division, Henry Mann Inc. brochure titled "Remove Errors from Your Assembly Picture", copyright 1978. (4 pp.). EPAC, a division of Gardiner Metal Company, brochure titled "EPAC Automatic Component Locator Model 101B", dated 2-81; (2 pp.). Ragen Precision Industries, Inc. brochure titled "The Ragen P.C. Board Assembly System Cuts Our Component Insertion Time in Half and . . . Eliminates Errors", undated; (1 page). G. E. Schlup & Co. brochure titled "IDAS.RTM. 402 Circuit Board Assembly System by Schlup", undated; (1 page). AB Winex brochure titled "Quick, Easy and Error Free Component Handling", undated; (2 pp.). EPAC, a division of Gardiner Metal Company, brochure titled "EPAC Automatic Component Locator Model 101B with Random Access", dated 9/81; (2 pp.). Dyna/Pert System brochure titled "DYNA/CAM.TM. Series 1800, undated, 2 pp. Universal Instruments (Electronics) Ltd. brochure titled "Make Component Assembling More Profitable"; undated, 4 pp.
Patent History
Patent number: D278345
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 17, 1982
Date of Patent: Apr 9, 1985
Assignee: CAPS Industries (San Marino, CA)
Inventors: F. Scott Gordon (San Gabriel, CA), Derek H. Fender (Altadena, CA), Michael J. Dolan (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Law Firm: Christie, Parker & Hale
Application Number: 6/450,681
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Miscellaneous (D15/199)