Magnetic bulk feeder for electronic components
CA 2282052 A1 · Owner: Kneisel, Lawrence · Inventors: Baker, Jay; Kneisel, Lawrence; Huang, Hsin-Hong
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There is disclosed herein an apparatus for bulk-feeding electronic components which utilizes magnetic force and a rotating feeder tube to properly orient the components for presentment to an automated pick-and-place machine. The apparatus comprises: (1) a generally straight tube 10 having a raised end 12, a lowered end 14 a, longitudinal axis L-L, and a generally cylindrical interior passage 16 therethrough; (2) a generally straight bar magnet 20 arranged beneath and proximate the tube 10 wherein the bar magnet has a North pole-South pole axis N-S oriented generally parallel with the tube longitudinal axis L-L; (3) a receptacle 30 having first and second ends 32/34 and a tapered throat 36 …
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- Filed August 30, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 30, 2019.
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