摘要 |
A method and apparatus for simultaneously installing multiple component parts. The apparatus having a carriage shiftably coupled to a supporting surface, a component part carrier for selectively holding and releasing a plurality of component parts, and a vacuum source circuit providing a vacuum attachment force for holding the component parts to the component part carrier. The process, including the steps of contacting a plurality of part receivers with a plurality of component parts, actuating a vacuum source to thereby temporarily attach the component parts to the part receivers by a vacuum attachment, translating the component part carrier to position the component parts in registry with part reception sites in a platform, and at least partially discontinuing the vacuum attachment force to thereby release the component parts from the part receivers.
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