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US 2025/0376337 A1Published application
Autofeeder and system
AssigneeClear IP Corporation
InventorJeff WU
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Abstract
An autofeeder is provided. The autofeeder includes a bowl, a track, a feeding component, and a vibrating mechanism. The bowl is operable to receive a plurality of containers. The track extends along an inner wall of the bowl. The track is operable to receive the containers in a single file. The feeding component is operable to receive the containers from the track and dispense one container at a time to an assembly. The vibrating mechanism is operable to cause the bowl to vibrate such that the containers received therein move to have the same orientation.
Claims20
An autofeeder comprising:
- a bowl operable to receive a plurality of containers;
- a track extending along an inner wall of the bowl that traverses from a start proximate a bottom surface of the bowl towards an end towards or proximate a top surface of the bowl, wherein the track is operable to receive the plurality of containers in a single file;
- a feeding component operable to receive the plurality of containers from the track, the feeding component operable to dispense one container of the plurality of containers at a time to an assembly,
- wherein a vibrating mechanism is operable to cause the bowl to vibrate such that the plurality of containers received therein move to have a same orientation.
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A system comprising:
- an autofeeder including:
- a bowl operable to receive a plurality of containers;
- a track extending along an inner wall of the bowl that traverses from a start proximate a bottom surface of the bowl towards an end towards or proximate a top surface of the bowl, wherein the track is operable to receive the plurality of containers in a single file;
- a feeding component operable to receive the plurality of containers from the track, the feeding component operable to dispense one container of the plurality of containers at a time to an assembly,
- wherein a vibrating mechanism is operable to cause the bowl to vibrate such that the plurality of containers received therein move to have a same orientation;
- and
- an assembly operable to receive the plurality of containers from the feeding component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.