Vibratory feeder for dispensing balance correction members for securing to a disc drive disc pack
US6487036B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/038
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vibratory feeder having a component rod assembly with a component key, a component rod and a component load ramp configured to support balance correction members, a vibrator assembly advancing the balance correction members along the component rod assembly to an escapement assembly with an escapement blade allowing one balance correction member at a time to progress onto a component stop which stages and releases the balance correction member into the gravity feed chute that transports the balance correction member to confinement within a component retainer and on to an air activated shutter that dispenses the balance correction member upon activation of a shutter air slide. The vibrator assembly includes a vibration source motor mounted at the center of mass of the vibratory feeder assembly.
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