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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2005
Applicant:
Michael T. Swab, Acworth, GA (US);
Inventor:
Michael T. Swab, Acworth, GA (US);
Assignee:
Assembleon N.V., La Veldhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an for controlling a feeder or feeder cart used in a pick-and-place electronics assembly machine, non-physical contact transmitters and receivers transfer data, such as feeder trigger signals, feeder ready signals, and component identification and usage information, between the feeder and/or feeder cart and the pick-and-place machine. Wiring or other physical connections between feeder, feeder cart, and pick-and-place machine controls are not required. A common, universal interface between different types of feeders, feeder carts, and pick-and-place machines is possible.