US 2026/0097906 A1 · FEEDING APPARATUS AND FEEDING METHOD

Abstract

A feeding apparatus includes a vibrating device having a plurality of vibrating regions spaced apart in a circumferential direction and a plurality of feeders disposed at a feeding station and respectively accommodating a plurality of different types of components. The plurality of vibrating regions of the vibrating device are rotatable about an axis in sequence to the feeding station. When one vibrating region of the plurality of vibrating regions is rotated to the feeding station, a component in one feeder corresponding to the one vibrating region is supplied into the one vibrating region. The vibrating device adjusts the component located in the one vibrating region by vibration to a predetermined posture suitable for being captured by a robot.

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Dependent claims

A feeding apparatus, comprising:

a vibrating device having a plurality of vibrating regions spaced apart in a circumferential direction;
and
a plurality of feeders disposed at a feeding station and respectively accommodating a plurality of different types of components, the plurality of vibrating regions of the vibrating device are rotatable about an axis in sequence to the feeding station, when one vibrating region of the plurality of vibrating regions is rotated to the feeding station, a component in one feeder corresponding to the one vibrating region is supplied into the one vibrating region, the vibrating device adjusts the component located in the one vibrating region by vibration to a predetermined posture suitable for being captured by a robot.

A feeding method, comprising the following steps:

providing a feeding apparatus;
loading a plurality of different types of components into a plurality of feeders, respectively;
rotating one vibrating region to a feeding station;
controlling one feeder corresponding to one vibrating region to supply into the one vibrating region a type of component corresponding to the one vibrating region;
rotating another vibrating region to the feeding station;
and
controlling another feeder corresponding to an another vibrating region to supply into the another vibrating region another type of component corresponding to the another vibrating region, a plurality of vibrating regions of a vibrating device are rotated in sequence to the feeding station to supply the plurality of different types of components in the plurality of feeders into the plurality of vibrating regions of the vibrating device, respectively.

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