Orientation parts feeder

Details Orientation parts feeder Orientation parts feeder

1996-12-05

1999-02-16

Terrell, William E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor section

Reciprocating conveying surface

198395, 198380, 1984644, 1987521, 198444, 198766, B65G 4308

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058710825

ABSTRACT:
An orientation parts feeder for successively feeding parts wherein each part has an irregular cross section. The feeder includes a rotating drum supported for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis. The drum has on its inner cylindrical surface a plurality of circumferentially spaced wing plates, a transfer chute having a longitudinal parts guide channel, and a first and a second incorrectly-oriented-parts discriminating and removing mechanism disposed in succession on a downstream end portion of the parts guide channel. The first incorrectly-oriented-parts discriminating and removing mechanism has a response time which is shorter than that of the second incorrectly-oriented-parts discriminating and removing mechanism. The feeder is able to remove parts having undesirable postures with sufficient reliability and stability to ensure a high speed conveyance of the parts.

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"Patent Abstracts of Japan", vol. 9, No. 294, 20, Nov. 1985.

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