Motorola Corporation

Alex Marron

Vahid Kazem-Goudarzi

Frank M Tyneski

Sam V Hosseini

David C Everest, Iii

Sterling T Holmes

Val Jean Hillman

An antenna assembly (100) includes a substrate (101) having a notched portion (103) and one or more attachment apertures (105). An antenna (107) includes a conductive coil (109) that is inserted within the slotted portion of the substrate (101) such that a loop of the conductive coil (109) is fastened within the attachment aperture (105) for holding the antenna (107) into a fixed position. The antenna assembly (100) for a low cost and easy method of assembly that rigidly attaches an antenna to a substrate without the need for additional mechanical fasteners.

Antenna assembly for a portable communications device

A method and apparatus for detecting whether a vacuum nozzle on a high speed component placement machine is obstructed. A vacuum nozzle (10) has a hollow tube with a vacuum port (25) and an opening (12) at one end. A plastic light guide is connected to the vacuum nozzle such that one portion of the light guide is exposed to be illuminated (50) by a remote light source (30). The light guide transmits light to illuminate the opening (12) from the interior of the vacuum nozzle. The amount of light exiting the illuminated opening is measured (55) by a remotely located light detector (35). A decision (60) is made as to whether the opening is obstructed by comparing the measured illuminated opening to a predetermined standard.

Method and apparatus for detecting obstructed vacuum nozzles

A method of detecting whether a vacuum nozzle on a high speed component placement machine is obstructed. A vacuum nozzle (10) has a hollow tube with a vacuum port (25) and an opening (12) at one end. The hollow tube having a fiber optic wire (20) located within it such that one end of the fiber optic wire is exposed to be illuminated (50) by a remote light source (30). The fiber optic wire transmits light to illuminate the opening from the interior of the vacuum nozzle. The amount of light exiting the illuminated opening is measured (55) by a remotely located light detector (35). A decision (60) is made as to whether the opening is obstructed by comparing the measured illuminated opening to a predetermined standard.

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Alex Marron