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

Claim 0:
1. A method of picking a top component reel from a stack of component reels, the method comprising:
lowering a picking arm over a rod extending through the stack of component reels to above a top component reel of the stack, the picking arm comprising a gripper positioned such that, with the picking arm lowered, the rod extends through the gripper of the picking arm;
aligning the rod with respect to the picking arm, the aligning comprising moving the rod with respect to the picking arm, the moving comprising moving the rod with a movable portion of the picking arm;
with the rod aligned, inserting a portion of the gripper into a hole defined in the top component reel;
actuating the gripper to engage opposing inner surfaces of the top component reel at the hole of the top component reel; and
with the gripper engaging the opposing inner surfaces, raising the picking arm to lift the top component reel from the stack of component reels.