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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:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasushi Ito, Ebina, JP;
Akira Irie, Ebina, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi Via Mechanics, Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/004 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/004 ;
Abstract
A printed circuit board processing machine has: a table that can travel in a X-direction carrying a printed circuit board thereon; a cross rail arranged so as to straddle the table; a plurality of sliders supported for independently movement in a Y-direction by the cross rail; a plurality of spindles supported for movement in a Z-direction by the sliders; a magnetic rail of a linear-motor fixed to the cross rail; and a plurality of coils of the linear-motor fixed to the sliders so as to oppose the magnetic rail.