Parts feeder

Details Parts feeder Parts feeder

1990-06-29

1991-12-03

Werner, Frank E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor section

Reciprocating conveying surface

198751, B65G 4700

Patent

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050693298

ABSTRACT:
A parts feeder is provided for singulating a plurality of different unique parts without major modification. The feeder has a fabric oriented platform which is mounted on top of a vibrator. A load section is provided for accepting the parts in bulk and imparting movement to the parts in a general first direction. A compound inclined ramp section which is also fabrically oriented imparts movement to the parts in a second direction and causes the non-singulated parts to fall and return to the load section. A second drop off ramp accepts the singulated parts from the first ramp imparts movement of the singulated parts to a desired workstation. A gate is mounted between the load section and the inclined ramp. In a closed position the gate allows the unique parts to move between the load section and the first ramp. In the open position the gate allows the feeder to purge itself of the unique parts to an external source and thereby prepare the feeder for singulation of a second unique part differing from the first unique parts without further adjustment.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4050572 (1977-09-01), Armstrong
patent: 4456822 (1984-06-01), Rose et al.
patent: 4651863 (1987-03-01), Reuter
patent: 4705081 (1987-11-01), Birk et al.

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