Material or article handling – Device for emptying portable receptacle – Nongravity type
Patent
1999-01-14
2000-12-19
Olszewski, Robert P.
Material or article handling
Device for emptying portable receptacle
Nongravity type
41422201, 221 25, 221 72, 221211, H05K 1302, B65H 2022
Patent
active
061620076
ABSTRACT:
The invented apparatus includes at least one feeder and a base unit for successively advancing one or more tapes containing electronic components so that such components can be extracted by a pick-up device for installation in circuit boards, for example. The feeder can include a body, a sprocket, a slider, and a one-way drive member. The body defines a guide through which a tape extends, and its sprocket is rotatably mounted in the body so that its teeth engage with and advance the tape if the sprocket is rotated. The drive member is mounted to the slider, and the slider is mounted to reciprocate in the body. The slider moves the drive member into contact with sprocket to rotate the sprocket by an amount sufficient to advance the tape by one interval to expose the next electronic component for extraction from the feeder. The apparatus' base unit can include at least one sensor, a controller, and at least one solenoid unit. The sensor generates a signal to indicate the release of pressure on the feeder as a pick-up device moves away from the feeder to extract an electronic component from the tape. After a predetermined time delay sufficient to permit the pick-up device to move clear of the feeder, the controller generates controls signals supplied to at least one solenoid unit to reciprocate the feeder's slider to advance the tape. The feeder can also include a mechanism that compacts the cover tape removed from a carrier tape for electronic components, into a string-like configuration for ready disposal, and a mechanism which prevents an electronic component from escaping the feeder before extraction by the pick-up device. The invention also includes related feeders and methods.
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O'Connor Gerald J.
Olszewski Robert P.
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