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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
May. 23, 1996
Kiron Gore, Libertyville, IL (US);
Charles Gray, Lombard, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A pick-and-place apparatus (404) for magnetically and vacuum coupling an item (1100) includes a base (516), a magnetic coupler (500), and a vacuum coupler (502). The magnetic coupler (500) includes a vertical member (506) and a magnetic body (504), where the vertical member (506) has a first end (501) coupled to a center (507) of the base (516) and a second end (503) coupled to the magnetic body (504). The vacuum coupler (502) includes a first tubular member (510), a first vacuum cup (508), a second tubular member (514), and a second vacuum cup (512). The first tubular member (510) has a first end (509) coupled to a first end (517) of the base (516) and a second end (511) having the first vacuum cup (508) attached thereto. The second tubular member (514) has a first end (513) coupled to a second end (519) of the base (516) and a second end (515) having the second vacuum cup (512) attached thereto. The vertical member (506) of the magnetic coupler (500) is retractable for decoupling a magnetically coupled item.