Patent ID: 6033614
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
A method of bypassing an automatic feeder system of a machine having a mold section for encapsulating electronic components, said method comprising:mounting a support adjacent said mold section of said machine;providing a pellet boat having a plurality of pellet pots each adapted to receive therein a material pellet and a release mechanism associated with said pellet pots, said release mechanism being movable between a blocking position and a release position;attaching said pellet boat to said support such that said pellet boat is movable into and out of said mold section to bypass the automatic feeder system;moving said release mechanism to said blocking position;inserting a material pellet into each of said plurality of pellet pots;moving said pellet boat into said mold section;moving said release mechanism to said release position to release said material pellets from said pellet pots into said mold section; andmoving said pellet boat out of said mold section.