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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Universal Instruments Corporation, Conklin, NY (US);
Inventors:
Charles Andrew Coots, Binghamton, NY (US);
Michael Joseph Kane, Binghamton, NY (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, Conklin, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 13/08 (2006.01); H05K 13/04 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01); B65H 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 13/0812 (2018.08); B65G 47/90 (2013.01); B65H 37/002 (2013.01); H05K 13/0419 (2018.08); H05K 13/0813 (2018.08); H05K 13/0815 (2018.08); B65G 2201/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A feeder system includes a feeder configured to receive a component, a pick location configured to present the component from the carrier tape for a subsequent picking process, a camera system configured to view the component at or prior to the pick location. The camera system is configured to measure an offset between one or more topside features of the component and an outline of the component. A pick and place machine that includes the feeder, and a method of inspecting components.