Electronic component insertion apparatus
CA 2241237 A1 · Owner: Sooy, Robert J. · Inventors: Jackson, Rodney Peter; Sooy, Robert J.
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An insertion machine of the type used to form and insert the lead-wires of an electronic component into openings of a printed circuit board insertion machine comprising a frame (12) and a head assembly (14). The head assembly receives an electronic component and includes means for forming the lead-wires into a predetermined shape and means for inserting the lead-wires into the openings of the printed circuit board. A clinching assembly (18) is positioned below the head assembly and includes means for trimming the lead-wires and means for clinching the lead-wires. A work-support table (16) for holding the printed circuit board is rotatable about a vertical axis and is positioned …
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- Filed January 3, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 3, 2017.
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