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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:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2005
Applicant:
Yiu Ming Cheung, Hong Kong, CN;
Inventor:
Yiu Ming Cheung, Hong Kong, CN;
Assignee:
ASM Assembly Automation, Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/50 (2006.01); B29C 45/40 (2006.01); B29C 51/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A configurable die detachment apparatus is provided that can be used to handle a wide range of die sizes. The apparatus comprises a pin mounting assembly having a plurality of pin sites for selectively mounting ejector pins in a desired configuration on some of the pin sites and a vacuum enclosure enclosing the pin mounting assembly. The vacuum enclosure has a support platform comprising a plurality of openings that are sized and arranged to accommodate different configurations of ejector pins mounted on the pin mounting assembly, the ejector pins being drivable to project through the openings towards a die to be detached.