Patent ID: 9561914
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B65G,H05K

Claim:
1. An apparatus for conveying electronic devices, comprising: a track configured for conveying a plurality of electronic devices in a row towards a pick-up position on the track, the electronic devices being configured to be removed from the track at the pick-up position by a pick-up device; a guiding portion located over the track; a first restraining mechanism formed in the guiding portion and positioned and configured to restrain and secure a first electronic device at a first position on the track next to the pick-up position; and a second restraining mechanism formed in the guiding portion and positioned and configured to restrain and secure a second electronic device at a second position on the track, the second position being away from the pick-up position and immediately subsequent to the first position; wherein the first and second restraining mechanisms are configured to release the first and second electronic devices and to allow the first and second electronic devices to continue to be conveyed towards the pick-up position when the first and second restraining mechanisms are deactivated.