Patent ID: 6575688
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A placement system comprising:at least two elongate supports; and a placement head positioned on each elongate support, the placement head comprising: at least one gripper to perform at least one of picking up and putting down the components in a placement position on a placement plane, the gripper being located at an edge region of the placement head in such a way that, in the case of a projection of the placement head onto the placement plane, the image of the gripper situated in the placement position does not project substantially from the image of the placement head, each placement head being guided movably in a respective first movement region, the elongate supports facing one another above the placement plane, the placement heads being movable simultaneously up to the limit of their respective first movement region, with the result that the placement plane can be simultaneously populated in the first movement regions by the placement heads, a second movement region is provided in a manner adjoining the first movement regions of the placement heads, such that the width of second movement region essentially corresponds to the diameter of a gripper, and in the second movement region the placement plane can be sequentially populated by the placement heads.