Vibration feeding apparatus and method

US8985305B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8985305-B2
Application numberUS-201213593606-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 24, 2012
Priority dateAug 24, 2012
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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A vibration feeding apparatus comprises an alignment track that is operative to receive electronic components and to arrange the electronic components in a desired orientation by vibrating and accelerating the electronic components located on the alignment track. An inspection station rejects electronic components that are not in the desired orientation onto a reject track for reintroduction to the alignment track. A spreading unit adjacent to the alignment track then transfers rejected electronic components from the reject track to the alignment track for arranging the electronic components in the desired orientation.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A vibration feeding apparatus comprising: an alignment track that is operative to receive electronic components and to arrange the electronic components in a desired orientation by vibrating and accelerating the electronic components located on the alignment track; an inspection station operative to reject electronic components that are not in the desired orientation onto a reject track for reintroduction to the alignment track; and a spreading uni…

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What does patent US8985305B2 cover?
A vibration feeding apparatus comprises an alignment track that is operative to receive electronic components and to arrange the electronic components in a desired orientation by vibrating and accelerating the electronic components located on the alignment track. An inspection station rejects electronic components that are not in the desired orientation onto a reject track for reintroduction to…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Wong Ho Chi, Choy Ping Kong, Lau Chung Yin, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65G47/256. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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