PROCESS AND PLATE FOR PROCESSING MINIATURE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

摘要

Miniature electronic component parts (16) such as capacitors or resistors are end conductively coated by use of a part handling plate (10) having a multiplicity of passageways (26) therethrough with walls coated by resilient material (48) to grip the parts. A bank of pins (24) in a press (18) (a) are used to move the parts in the passageways, (b) are used to load the parts into the passageways through the use of a loading plate (12) housing part receiving openings (50) filled with parts by the use of vibration equipment (62), and (c) are used to discharge the parts from the passageways into the recesses (86) of an unloading plate (20). The parts are moved in the passageways first to expose one end to be coated (34) and then second to expose the other end of the parts to be coated (36).