Nozzle for a vacuum mounting head

摘要

A nozzle for a vacuum mounting head of a component placement machine. The nozzle includes a positioning block defining a plurality of spaced apart pads on top of the block with each of the pads having a pad hole in the top of the pad. The positioning block also defines an opening in the bottom of the block for mounting the nozzle on the vacuum mounting head. The positioning block further defines an interior air passage connecting each of the pad holes with the opening in the bottom of the block for the application of a vacuum force by the nozzle.