APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PITCH CONVERSION OF PICK AND PLACE HEADS, PICK AND PLACE HEAD AND PICK AND PLACE DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to an apparatus for automatic pitch conversion for pick and place heads, comprising at least one auto pitch station for adjusting a pitch in a X coordinate direction and/or adjusting a pitch in a Y coordinate direction of pickers/grippers of a pick and place heads; a first actuator, operated by a motor gear assembly of the at least one auto pitch station, wherein the first actuator changes the pitch in the X coordinate direction distance between rows of pickers/grippers of the respective pick and place head; and a second actuator operated by the same motor gear assembly of the at least one auto pitch station, wherein the second actuator changes the pitch in the Y coordinate direction between the pickers/grippers within a row of the respective pick and place head. The invention also relates to a method for automatic pitch conversion of pick and place heads. The invention refers as well to a pick and place head and a pick and place device.