Article dispensing – With orienting – Selective separation from supply
Patent
1996-10-24
1997-12-30
Nguyen, Tuan
Article dispensing
With orienting
Selective separation from supply
221168, 209615, 209920, B23Q 712
Patent
active
057020280
ABSTRACT:
A parts feeder for conveying a succession of parts in a common posture, includes: a rotary drum rotatable about its substantially horizontal axis of rotation and having on its inner circumferential wall surface a plurality of radial plates circumferentially spaced at predetermined distances; a chute in the form of an elongated plate substantially horizontally extending from an inside to an outside of the rotary drum through an outlet and having a guide portion along its upper edge; a vibrator supporting the chute for vibrating the chute longitudinally; a remover disposed adjacent to the guide portion for removing any of the parts if it is abnormal in posture while being conveyed on the guide portion of the chute; and the guide portion having a parts-supporting cross-sectional shape gradually varying from an inner end of the chute outwardly toward the outlet of the rotary drum.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2656085 (1953-10-01), Schmied
patent: 2998119 (1961-08-01), Winberg
patent: 3116544 (1964-01-01), Fisher
patent: 4114762 (1978-09-01), Beal et al.
Nguyen Tuan
YKK Corporation
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