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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1993
Stuart Baker, Santa Ynez, CA (US);
Amistar Corporation, San Marcos, CA (US);
Abstract
A machine used to populate printed circuit boards (PCB) with surface mount electrical components, wherein an elongated PCB-carrying Y table intersects an elongated turret-carrying X oriented carriage structure intermediate a Y table component placement zone. Left and right vacuum quill-carrying turrets are independently movable along the carriage structure, the quills being movable in a Z direction, and the quills in each respective turret being adapted to pick-up selected components from respective left and right multiple feeder stations while the quills in the other turret simultaneously deposits components on a PCB supported on the Y table in the placement zone.