Dispensing apparatus and method
AssigneeThe Knight Group LLC
InventorsWilliam Anthony Cavallaro, William M. Kocsis, Jr.
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Abstract
Dispensing apparatus is provided for dispensing items. The dispensing apparatus includes a dispensing outlet and an item holder having item holding areas and being movably disposed to position the item holding areas one at a time in sequence over the dispensing outlet so that when one of the item holding areas is positioned over the dispensing outlet, the other item holding areas are not disposed over the dispensing outlet. The dispensing apparatus further includes a blocker disposed over the item holder opposite the dispensing outlet, the blocker blocking access to the dispensing outlet from directly above the item holder when the item holder positions one of the item holding areas over the dispensing outlet.
Claims36
Dispensing apparatus for dispensing solder balls, the dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a dispensing outlet;
- an item holder having solder ball holding areas and being movably disposed to position the solder ball holding areas one at a time in sequence over the dispensing outlet so that when one of the solder ball holding areas is positioned over the dispensing outlet, the other solder ball holding areas are not disposed over the dispensing outlet;
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- a blocker disposed over the item holder opposite the dispensing outlet, the blocker including a fluid delivery device, the blocker blocking solder balls from entering the dispensing outlet from directly above the item holder when the item holder positions one of the solder ball holding areas over the dispensing outlet.
Dispensing apparatus for dispensing items, the dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a dispensing outlet;
- an item holder having item holding areas and being movably disposed to position the item holding areas one at a time in sequence over the dispensing outlet so that when one of the item holding areas is positioned over the dispensing outlet, the other item holding areas are not disposed over the dispensing outlet;
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- a blocker disposed over the item holder opposite the dispensing outlet, the blocker including a fluid delivery device, the blocker blocking access to the dispensing outlet from directly above the item holder when the item holder positions one of the item holding areas over the dispensing outlet, wherein the blocker comprises an end of an air tube arranged to supply air under pressure;
- wherein the air tube is configured to supply pressurized air in pulses that are substantially synchronized with the rotation of the item holder in discrete steps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.