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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Seth Close, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mike Carlomagno, Chico, CA (US);
Raymond Lui, Foster City, CA (US);
Jeff Wallingford, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Metcal, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/00 ;
Abstract
A chip removal and replacement system is designed for safely and easily removing or reattaching components from a printed circuit board. The system includes an automatic suction system for lifting a component which has been removed. A nozzle connection and replacement mechanism is provided for interchanging nozzles. The system is also provided with an improved circuit board holder, a circuit board auxiliary preheater, and a simplified control system with one touch removal and replacement.