Automatic feed apparatus and process for integrated circuits sto

Details Automatic feed apparatus and process for integrated circuits sto Automatic feed apparatus and process for integrated circuits sto

1983-11-23

1986-10-21

Valenza, Joseph E.

Material or article handling

Device for emptying portable receptacle

198409, 1984651, 414786, B65B 3530

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046183051

ABSTRACT:
An automatic system for feeding integrated circuits (IC's) stored in hollow tubes to the input of a test handler/sorter has an accumulating conveyor table that carries the tubes laterally to a pick-up position. The conveyor table is inclined from the horizontal and a stop surface at its lower edge supports and aligns a closed end of each tube. Sensor assemblies limit the lateral movement of the leading tube, assist in orienting the tube, and detect when it is located at the pick-up position and is properly oriented. The sensor assemblies generate a control signal that activates a gripping assembly organized about a plate that pivots on a rotating support frame. The gripping assembly includes centering cam inserts on one movable gripping member. One motor mounted on the frame rotates the gripping assembly and the gripped tube to the test handler/sorter input. The gripping assembly has a mechanism for controlling the discharge of IC's from the open end of the tube. A detector senses when all of the IC's are discharged to the input and generates a signal that activates another motor that rotates the frame to a position where the gripping mechanism releases the empty tube.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1487076 (1924-03-01), Pilley
patent: 3901180 (1975-08-01), Allen et al.
patent: 4401234 (1983-08-01), Droira et al.

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