Material or article handling – Chamber of a type utilized for a heating function and...
Patent
1986-10-09
1988-08-02
Spar, Robert J.
Material or article handling
Chamber of a type utilized for a heating function and...
221 11, 414224, 414403, 414413, 414421, B65G 5906, B65G 6523, H05K 1302
Patent
active
047611065
ABSTRACT:
A part feeder capable of moving individual parts to a receiver from a storage tube having an internal track therein generally conforming to at least a portion of the vertical cross-section of parts stored within the tube to permit the parts to freely slide along the track within the tube. The part feeder comprises a base; a horizontally movable support member slidably mounted on the base; a tiltable arm member pivotally mounted on the support member; and a receiver on the tiltable arm member. An air cylinder is provided for releasably securing one end of the tube on the arm member against the receiver. Another actuator is provided for tilting the arm member so that the end of the tube adjacent the receiver is sufficiently lower than the remainder of the tube to permit one part to slide out of the tube onto the receiver. The tube is then returned to a horizontal position. In a preferred embodiment, the device further stores additional tubes with parts therein for replacing an empty tube with a full tube by energization of a third actuator.
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Brown Robert N.
Farquhar James J.
Alliance Automation Systems, Inc.
Benefiel John R.
Bucci David A.
Eifler Raymond J.
Moore Gerald L.
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