Abstract
Repeatedly inserting electronic components into assemblies can cause substantial strain on human hands. This disclosure describes a simple, low-cost tool made of compliant material that provides dexterity and precise force control when inserting electronic components into assemblies. The described tool, a roughly two-dimensional structure, can be manufactured using low-cost extrusion processes. The flexibility of the compliant material enables the human technician or automatic mechanism to achieve granularity of control over forces applied to the extremes of the component through the torsional movement of the handle. The described tool reduces the ergonomic challenges of human insertion of components, improves the controllability of robotic/mechanical operation, and helps increase the volume of component insertions per day.
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Recommended Citation
n/a, "Compliant Mechanism for Electronic Component Insertion", Technical Disclosure Commons, (May 09, 2025)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/8111