Radial lead component feeder having a narrow footprint
CA 2020087 C · Owner: Holcomb, Samuel R. · Inventors: Holcomb, Samuel R.; Holcomb, Gregory W.; Hogan, Scott A.
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A component lead cutting apparatus for tape-fed radial lead electrical components is disclosed. The taped components are driven through the machine by a rotary index wheel, with the cutting station element adjacent the wheel periphery. Clamping and cutting die elements are placed at the cutting station, and are actuated by a pneumatic cylinder to clamp and cut the lead components. The apparatus includes adjustment elements readily accessible from the top of the machine to raise or lower the index wheel and thereby adjust for different lead cut lengths, and to position the wheel to accommodate different tape sprocket opening configurations. The machine has a compact, narrow footprint, so …
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- Filed June 28, 1990 and granted August 24, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 28, 2010.
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