Tube feeder having a zone on which components can pivot
AssigneeDelaware Capital Formation, Inc.
InventorMaurice M. Davis, III
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Abstract
A tube feeder for feeding a plurality of components to a pick and place machine includes an elongated channel having a first end and a second end; the first end of the channel arranged so as to receive a component from a source of the component; the second end of the channel having a pick-up location; and the pick-up location including an elevated zone on which the component can pivot.
Claims19
A tube feeder for feeding a plurality of components to a pick and place machine, the tube feeder comprising:
- an elongated channel having a first end and a second end;
- the first end of the channel arranged so as to receive components from a source of the components;
- the second end of the channel having a pick-up location;
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- the pick-up location including an elevated zone on which the components can pivot.
A tube feeder for feeding a plurality of components to a pick and place machine, the tube feeder comprising:
- means for conveying a plurality of components from a receiving location to a pick-up location;
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- the pick-up location including means for enabling the components to pivot.
A pick and place machine for placing a plurality components on a circuit board, the pick and place machine comprising:
- a movable head for picking up one of the plurality of components and delivering the picked up component to a circuit board;
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- a tube feeder, the tube feeder including an elongated channel having a first end and a second end;
- the first end of the channel arranged so as to receive a component from a source of the components;
- the second end of the channel having a pick-up location;
- and the pick-up location including an elevated zone on which the components can pivot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.