Patent ID: 6031349
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: H01R,H04M,H04Q,H05K

Abstract:
A method of transporting a jumper pin, by means of a pin picking and placing mechanism, to and from individual junction locations in a switching matrix, said method comprising the steps of:(a) moving said mechanism selectively in either of two opposite directions along a first path by means of a drive motor;(b) moving said mechanism selectively in either of two opposite directions along a second path by means of said drive motor; and(c) limiting movement of said mechanism to only one of said first and second paths at a time by selectively inhibiting movement of said mechanism along said first and second paths independently;wherein said drive motor is the only source of motion-producing force for said mechanism along said first and second paths, and motion along the selected path is effected by positively blocking motion along the other path in step (c).