Belt drive tube feeder for a surface mount placement system
US5755548A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K13/0434
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A belt drive tube feeder for use in a surface mount placement system (SMPS) reliably advances a sequence of parts fed from a tube at a determinable sequential rate to a pick location on a belt assembly that includes one or more intermittently driven endless belts. Intermittent movement of the belts moves the parts along a track past a foot to the pick location. One part at a time is advanced to the pick location, with its immediate adjacent neighbor being clamped by the foot prior to the part being picked.
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