摘要 |
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for the automatic insertion of electronic components, such as capacitors, resistors and the like, into a printed circuit board or an equivalent matrix disposed at a insertion station. The apparatus is capable of rapidly and accurately removing electronic components particularly those having axially extending leads, from a bulk storage supply, forming the leads into the parallel spaced configuration necessary for insertion into a P.C. board, advancing the lead-formed component into a position within the P.C. board stripping the component from the insertion mechanism and reloading a further component into the insertion mechanism. |