Patent ID: 9533833
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B65G

Claim:
1. An unjamming system for use in connection with mass-produced parts fed through a process path in a process direction, the parts being fed by a parts feeder, the unjamming system comprising: a jamming region wherein unjamming is carried out; a sensor adjacent the process path for detecting a part error, the sensor being adapted for generating a sensor signal; removing means adjacent the jamming region, the removing means being responsive to the sensor signal, for removing the parts from the jamming region; and returning means for returning the parts to the parts feeder, the returning means moving the parts in a direction opposite to the process direction; wherein the parts feeder further comprises a generally circular bowl feeder adapted for rotation in a process rotary direction, the bowl feeder being adapted for reversing for rotation in a direction opposite to the process rotary direction, so as to receive the parts moving in the direction opposite to the process direction.