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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 29, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph E Donner, Vista, CA (US);
Wayne P Jensen, San Marcos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
228-62 ; 228 47 ; 228 51 ; 228191 ; 2281802 ; 269156 ; 269111 ; 269 21 ; 29743 ; 29762 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for gripping and removing integrated circuits, including four heatable jaws movable into gripping relation with soldered integrated circuit leads. The heatable jaws are mounted to respective leveler plates, each of which is suspended from a base member by a pivotable gripper arm and three flexure arms. Individual air cylinders are selectively actuable to pivot the gripper arms and thereby achieve inward motion and gripping action of the jaws. A second embodiment employs a cam follower mechanism rather than air cylinders to actuate similarly-mounted jaw elements.