Patent ID: 6526651
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A printed circuit board (PCB) transferring apparatus for a surface mounter for mounting electronic components on a PCB, comprising:a frame; an X-Y gantry mounted on an upper portion of the frame, wherein the X-Y gantry can move in the X and Y directions; a base mounted on the frame and under the X-Y gantry; and a plurality of PCB transferring units coupled to the base, wherein each PCB transferring unit is configured to hold a PCB, wherein each PCB transferring unit is configured to move a held PCB in both X and Y directions relative to the base, and wherein the plurality of PCB transferring units can simultaneously hold a corresponding plurality of PCBs at different positions on the base that are reachable by the X-Y gantry.