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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2020
Universal Instruments Corporation, Conklin, NY (US);
John Danek, Vestal, NY (US);
Peter Joseph Dionne, Binghamton, NY (US);
UNIVERSAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, Conklin, NY (US);
Abstract
A pick-and-place spindle module comprises: a modular body structure including a first receiving location configured to receive a spindle; a first z-axis motor configured to move a spindle received in the first receiving location in a z-axis; a first theta motor configured to rotate a spindle received in the receiving location; a first motion control chip each attached to the body structure, the first motion control chip configured to control the first z-axis motor and the first theta motor; and a mechanical attachment mechanism, the mechanical attachment mechanism configured to facilitate attachment of the modular body structure to a spindle bank.