Patent ID: 7971346

Claim:
Apparatus for applying electronic components to a printed product, the apparatus comprising: a conveyor device on which stock having printed circuits thereon can be conveyed in a transport direction in a transport plane; a transfer device which can carry electronic components and transfer the electronic components to the stock on the conveyor device under pressure so that the components are accurately positioned with respect to the printed circuits, the transfer device comprising an endless transfer belt traveling around at least two guide rollers, the transfer belt having a receiving side adjacent to a feed device and a delivery side adjacent to the conveyor device, the delivery side running parallel to the transport plane so that the electronic components carried by the transfer device can be placed on stock being conveyed by the conveyor device; a vacuum chamber configured to generate a pneumatic vacuum for holding the electronic components on the transfer belt; a blast air chamber downstream of the vacuum chamber, the blast air chamber being arranged to direct blast air toward the belt to release the electronic components from the belt; and the feed device which can transfer said electronic components to said transfer device individually in such a way that the electronic components can be positioned on the stock by the transfer device.