Patent ID: 6035519
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B23P,Y10T

Abstract:
A part supply system, comprising:a part dispenser;a feeder for transporting a part having a first end and a second end dispensed from said part dispenser;an orient subassembly for correctly orienting said part supplied from said part feeder for insertion into a workpiece bore; anda nosepiece receiver for positioning a part supplied from said orient subassembly for insertion into said workpiece bore;said orient subassembly dispensing said part into said nosepiece receiver in a first end-down orientation if said part is supplied to said coil orient block in a first end-down orientation;said orient subassembly reorienting said part to a first end-down orientation if said part is supplied to said orient subassembly in a second end-down position before said part is dispensed into said nosepiece receiver;a controller for regulating dispensing of parts from said part dispenser and for controlling operation of said orient subassembly;said orient subassembly including:a base plate having a part exit aperture;a first plate slidably engaged with said base plate and having a plurality of bores therein for cooperating with said part exit aperture;a second plate in slidable relation with said first plate and having a plurality of bores each cooperating with one of said plurality of bores of said first plate;said first and second plates including lost motion means such that when said first plate is moved from a first position to a second position, said second plate moves correspondingly after said first plate has travelled a predetermined distance; anda repositioning device cooperative with said first and second plates after said first plate is moved from said first position to said second position for reorienting said part in a first end-down position when said part is dispensed into said orient subassembly in a second end-down position.