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

Claim 0:
1. A method of feeding parts, the method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of parts on a part-retaining device, the part-retaining device defining part holders, each part holder configured to receive and hold an individual part of the plurality of parts;
agitating the part-retaining device when the plurality of parts are on the part-retaining device, an agitation of the part-retaining device to cause some of the part holders to receive and hold individual parts of the plurality of parts, the part holders that have received and that hold individual parts of the plurality of parts being occupied part holders;
removing from the part-retaining device any part of the plurality of parts that has not been received by a part holder;
picking simultaneously, from two or more part holders, individual parts from the occupied two or more part holders to obtain picked parts; and
providing the picked parts to a downstream process and placing the picked parts into a respective part carrier associated with the part holder.