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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1985
Robert H Cushman, Princeton Township, Mercer County, NJ (US);
AT&T Technologies, Inc., Barkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus (24) for gripping a multilead article (18) and inserting the leads (20--20) thereof into corresponding apertures (22) in a printed circuit board (12) comprises a plate (26) underlying a block (30) spring biased thereagainst. The block (30) has a pair of parallel, spaced-apart jaws (38, 40) mounted to opposite sides thereof so as to depend below the plate. At least one jaw (40) is movable towards or away from the other to capture the article (18) therebetween. The jaws (38, 40) each have one of a pair of opposing combs (50) thereon, each comb having spaced-apart slots (52) therein for seating each of the leads of the article captured between the jaws. To insert the article (18), the gripping apparatus (24) is moved by a robot arm (29) to a predetermined location above the circuit board (12) so that each slot (52) in each comb (50) is aligned with a corresponding aperture (22). The article (18) is forced from the apparatus (24) so that the leads (20--20) thereof are guided along the slots (52--52) and into the apertures (22--22) in the board (12).