APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AND INSERTING COMPONENT LEADS INTO PRINTED-CIRCUIT BOARDS

摘要

Method and apparatus for inserting multi-leaded electronic components (20) into a board. The apparatus has a mandrel (16) and a ring (14) with an aperture therein and which is slidable over the mandrel (16). The ring (14) presses over the mandrel (16) thereby bending the leads (22) of the component (20) and allowing the component to be retained in the ring (14). The ring (14) then is used to position and force the leads (22) of the component (20) into through holes or apertures in a printed circuit board. In another embodiment a pusher (12) is used to press multilead electronic components (20) toward the printed circuit board.