Patent ID: 6081993
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for fabricating a magnichanical sensor that detects for presence of a snap ring during manufacture of an object having the snap ring for clasping a bearing, the magnichanical sensor being comprised of a magnetic field generator and a magnetic switch that are properly aligned on a sensor circuit board, the apparatus comprising:a sensor jig assembly for holding the sensor circuit board that holds the magnetic field generator and the magnetic switch in the magnichanical sensor;a magnetic field aligner having a predetermined polarity, wherein proper polarity of the magnetic field generator is determined by magnetically aligning the magnetic field generator with respect to the predetermined polarity of the magnetic field aligner, and wherein the magnetic field generator is placed at a first position on the sensor circuit board with the proper polarity;a switch jig assembly for holding the magnetic switch at a second position on the sensor circuit board, the switch jig assembly having a means for adjusting the second position of the magnetic switch with respect to the first position of the magnetic field generator; andan indicator assembly coupled to the magnetic switch for indicating when the second position of the magnetic switch is properly aligned with respect to the first position of the magnetic field generator on the sensor circuit board, as the second position of the magnetic switch is adjusted.