Patent ID: 8256109

Claim:
Method for checking and rotating electronic components, said method including the following steps: placing a pivoting part between a substrate and a first optical facility for checking a surface and a correct position of a single electronic component arranged on the substrate, said pivoting part having a first pickup element arranged thereon, a second pickup element arranged externally opposite the first pickup element on the pivoting part, and a through opening arranged in the pivoting part between said first and second pickup elements; picking up individually a first electronic component from a sandwich of electronic components arranged on the substrate, using the first pickup element; and depositing said electronic component in a rotated position, wherein during a 180° rotation of the pivoting part the following additional steps occur: picking up a single electronic component arranged on the substrate by the first pickup element; checking a surface and a correct position of a further electronic component arranged on the substrate, by means of the optical facility via the through opening; and depositing of the electronic component held by the first pickup element on a placing facility after a 180° rotation of the pivoting part, and at the same time a further pickup of the further individual electronic component arranged on the substrate, by the second pickup element.