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Method and system for feeding components

US9365359B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

9References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

ABB RESEARCH LTD. · CH

Inventors

Daniel Sirkett · Fjärdhundra, SE
Arne Trangard · Västerås, SE
Ivan Lundberg · Hagfors, SE
Ryan G. MacKenzie · Västerås, SE
Andre Jaber · Bromma, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 28, 2014
Grant date	Jun 14, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65G47/1478
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A component feeder including a lift for elevating a selection of components from a bulk storage, and a pick surface adjacent to the lift for receiving the selection of components. A spreader gives the selection of components a push for spreading the selection of components from the lift on the pick surface. The combination of a vertical lift and a separate pick surface adjacent to the lift enables the bulk storage being positioned right below the pick surface. The area of the pick surface is large in relation to the total footprint of the component feeder.

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