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AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsMichael Gerst, Jorg Herzog, Hans-Peter Hoffmann, Horst Knapp, Hans Quiring, Wolfgang Zimmer
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A seal processing station for gathering loose and transmitting properly oriented seals to an insertion station where the seals are to be placed on a wire, the seal processing station having a seal sorting unit and a seal feeding unit that has a feed track going between the seal sorting unit and the insertion station where the seal sorting unit has a container where the loose seals are placed and a seal propulsion device with a seal feed channel extending from a lower end of the container to an upper end where the channel includes an air inlet for blowing air up the channel to feed seals from the lower end to the upper end and unto the feed track.
A seal processing station for use in a harness making machine, comprises a seal sorting and feeding section that has a seal sorting unit and seal feeding unit having a feed track, the seal sorting unit comprising a container for receiving loose seals therein, characterized in that the seal sorting unit comprises a seal propulsion device having a seal feed channel extending from a lower end of the container to an upper end, the channel comprising an air flow inlet for blowing air up the channel to feed seals from the lower end to the upper end.
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