Patent ID: 11884497
Assignee: ASCENTEX INDUSTRY CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 34:
35. A component reel picking system, comprising:
a base configured to support a vertical stack of component reels;
a rod extending from the base and positioned to extend through aligned holes of a vertical stack of component reels supported on the base; and
a component reel pick assembly comprising
a controllably movable picking arm; and
a reel gripper carried by the picking arm and comprising
a plurality of fingers spaced apart to receive the rod therebetween as the arm is lowered, the fingers controllably movable to engage opposite sides of the rod to align the rod with the picking arm; and
opposing gripping tabs extending downward and movable between a closed position, in which the tabs fit within a central hole of a top reel of the vertical stack on either side of the rod, and an open position in which outer surfaces of the tabs grip the top reel within the central hole to lift the top reel from the stack with the picking arm.