US 11,990,722 B2
Robotic wire termination system
Dennis J. Johnson, Milpitas, CA (US); and Brian Fang, Milpitas, CA (US)
Assigned to Onanon, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed by Onanon, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/985,298.
Application 17/985,298 is a continuation of application No. 17/121,034, filed on Dec. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,502,470.
Application 17/121,034 is a continuation of application No. 16/809,378, filed on Mar. 4, 2020, granted, now 10,868,401, issued on Dec. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0074234 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B23K 37/00 (2006.01); B23K 3/08 (2006.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); H01R 43/02 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 43/0249 (2013.01) [B23K 3/087 (2013.01); B23K 37/04 (2013.01); H01R 43/0263 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a robotic positioner, the robotic positioner comprising a first positioner movable along a first longitudinal axis, a second positioner movable along a second longitudinal axis substantially orthogonal to the first longitudinal axis, and a third positioner movable in a third longitudinal axis substantially orthogonal to the first longitudinal axis and to the second longitudinal axis, wherein each of the first positioner, the second positioner, and the third positioner is selectively and independently controllable for movement;
a heating device connected to the third positioner of the robotic positioner, wherein the heating device comprises a thermal tip or a nozzle adapted to direct a flow of heated air; and
a control unit in communication with the robotic positioner, wherein the control unit is configured to independently control the first positioner, the second positioner, and the third positioner to position the heating device in a plurality of heating positions with each heating position of the plurality of heating positions being associated with a connector pin of a plurality of connector pins of an electrical connector to melt solder in a corresponding wire receptacle of a plurality of corresponding wire receptacles of the electrical connector;
wherein the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis extend laterally beneath the plurality of connector pins, and the third longitudinal axis extends vertically in relation to the plurality of connector pins.