Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for detecting a location of conductive pins with respect to a circuit board
- Patent Title (中): 用于检测导电针相对于电路板的位置的装置和方法
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Application No.: US11716772Application Date: 2007-03-12
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Publication No.: US07698809B2Publication Date: 2010-04-20
- Inventor: John Trent Steckler , Peter John Borisuk , José Ramon Rivera
- Applicant: John Trent Steckler , Peter John Borisuk , José Ramon Rivera
- Applicant Address: US PA Middletown
- Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
- Current Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Middletown
- Main IPC: H01R43/20
- IPC: H01R43/20

Abstract:
An apparatus for detecting a location of conductive pins with respect to a circuit board during an assembly process using a press tool to mate the circuit board and the conductive pins includes a detector housing holding a plurality of switches aligned with corresponding conductive pins, wherein the detector housing is configured to be mounted to the press tool used during the assembly process. The switches change state based on the location of the conductive pins with respect to the circuit board. The apparatus further includes a sensor electrically coupled with the plurality of switches, wherein the sensor monitors the change of state of each switch to indicate that the respective conductive pins are properly mated with the circuit board.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070264849A1 Apparatus and method for detecting a location of conductive pins with respect to a circuit board Public/Granted day:2007-11-15
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