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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1999
Virginia J. Goss, Wendell, NC (US);
James N. Smith, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An assembly verification test uses a sliding cart to transport work-in-process units from an assembly facility to a test area. The cart has a generally square frame with multiple vertical and horizontal frame members. The front end of the cart has wheels that engage the floor. The rearward end of the cart has wheels that are vertically offset from the front wheels and ride along a chassis of the test station that is located above the floor. The upper end of the cart has guide rails for slidably receiving work unit trays from assembly and offloading the trays to the test area. The wheels allow the cart to move laterally from side to side along the length of the test area so that the cart may be easily repositioned in front of any of the test slots.