Patent ID: 11905128
Assignee: ATS CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A system for feeding parts to an assembly mechanism, the system comprising:
a part-retaining device defining part holders, each part holder configured to receive and hold an individual part and spaced apart by a pitch;
a series of part carriers configured for coupling to a transporter, each part carrier of the series of part carriers having a portion configured to receive and hold an individual part, the portions of the part carriers spaced apart by a gap equal to the pitch when the series of part carriers are coupled to the transporter;
a pick-and-placer device having grippers, the pick-and-placer device configured to simultaneously grip, with the grippers, a plurality of individual parts held by the part holders and to transfer, to a corresponding plurality of part carriers of the series of carriers, the individual parts gripped by the grippers, the grippers spaced apart by a distance equal to the pitch when gripping the plurality of parts.