US 11,903,135 B2
Holder arrangement
Johan Bergstrom, Bromma (SE)
Assigned to Mycronic AB, Taby (SE)
Appl. No. 17/276,347
Filed by Mycronic AB, Taby (SE)
PCT Filed Oct. 23, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/078813
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 15, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/083968, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 18201892 (EP), filed on Oct. 23, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0078957 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H05K 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 13/0419 (2018.08) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A holder arrangement for releasably holding a plurality of component feeders that are each configured to feed a separate component tape towards a picking position of a component mounting machine, the holder arrangement comprising:
a first mechanical interface configured to releasably attach the plurality of component feeders to the holder arrangement; and
a second mechanical interface configured to releasably attach the holder arrangement to a component tape magazine configured to be loaded into the component mounting machine, the second mechanical interface configured to releasably attach the holder arrangement to the component tape magazine independently of the plurality of component feeders, such that the plurality of component feeders are positioned to guide separate, respective component tapes to the picking position based on operation of the component tape magazine, based on the plurality of component feeders remaining releasably attached to the holder arrangement while the holder arrangement is releasably attached to the component tape magazine independently or the plurality of component feeders.