Patent ID: 7096572

Claim:
A device for fitting substrates with electric components by use of at least one fitting head for handling the components, wherein the fitting head is moveable in two coordinate directions using at least one positioning device, the device comprising: a chassis, having stationary parts of the positioning device anchored thereto, and including, a substantially passive supporting body, and a single removable self-supporting carrier at least partly extending above a conveying path for the substrates, the carrier being attachable to the supporting body such that the carrier is stationary relative to the supporting body, and the carrier having the stationary parts of the positioning device fixed thereto, wherein the supporting body includes supporting points for the carrier, the carrier and the positioning device form a removable unit detachable from the supporting body, and the positioning device includes a longitudinal guide fixed to the carrier and at least one transverse positioning arm displaceably mounted on the longitudinal guide and on which the fitting head is displaceably mounted.