Vibratory work feeding and orienting unit

• US 3,224,553 A
• Filed: 02/27/1963
• Issued: 12/21/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Milford A. Campbell
• Original Assignee: Milford A. Campbell
• Inventors: Campbell, Milford A.
• Application Number:
  US04/261,363
• Time in Patent Office: 1,028 Days
• US Class Current: 198/383
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 47/1492 the articles being fed from a feeding conveyor

Claims

1. IN A VIBRATORY FEED SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING PARTS FROM A RESERVOIR TO DISCHARGE MEANS IN A PREDETERMINED CONDITION COMPRISING:

A STRAIGHT LINE TROUGH-LIKE RESERVOIR FEED UNIT INCLUDING A PARTS RESERVOIR PROVIDED AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID FEED UNIT, AN ELONGATED UPWARDLY EXTENDING STRAIGHT THE FEED PATH PROVIDED BY SAID RESERVOIR FEED UNIT, A SUPPORT BASE FOR SAID RESERVOIR FEED UNIT, AN ELECTROMAGNETIC DRIVE MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT BASE, SPRING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT BASE AND MOVABLY SUPPORTING SAID RESERVOIR FEED UNIT, ELECTROMAGNETIC OPERABLE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID RESERVOIR FEED UNIT AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC DRIVE TO IMPART VIBRATORY MOVEMENT TO SAID RESERVOIR FEED UNIT, CHANGEABLE WEIGHT MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT BASE TO VARY THE RATE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID RESERVOIR FEED UNIT, AN OUTLET FROM SAID RESERVOIR FEED UNIT, TRACK MEANS EXTENDING TO SAID OUTLET TO DISCHARGE PARTS THERETHROUGH;

A STRAIGHT LINE TROUGH-LIKE ORIENTING FEED UNIT INCLUDING AN ELONGATED UPWARDLY EXTENDING STRAIGHT LINE FEED PATH, A SUPPORT BASE FOR SAID ORIENTING FEED UNIT, AN ELECTROMAGNETIC DRIVE MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT BASE, SPRING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPAORT BASE AND MOVABLY SUPPORTING SAID ORIENTING FEED UNIT, ELECTROMAGNETICALLY OPERABLE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID ORIENTING FEED UNIT AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC DRIVE TO IMPACT VIBRATORY MOVEMENT TO SAID ORIENTING FEED UNIT, CHANGEABLE WEIGHT MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT BASE TO VARY THE RATE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID ORIENTING FEED UNIT, TRACK MEANS LOCATED ADJACENT SAID OUTLET FROM SAID RESERVOIR FEED UNIT TO RECEIVE PARTS THEREFROM, ORIENTING MEANS PROVIDED ON A FIRST PORTION OF SAID TRACK MEANS TO ARRANGE PARTS IN THE PREDETERMINED CONDITION, RETURN MEANS TO RECEIVE UNORIENTED PARTS AND RETURN SUCH PARTS TO SAID RESERVOIR FEED UNIT, AND GUIDE MEANS TO CONVEY PARTS IN THE ORIENTED CONDITION TO SAID DISCHARGE MEANS.