Patent ID: 6241461
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B65G,H05K

Abstract:
A part transporting apparatus, comprising:a guiding groove for lining up parts in one row and guiding said parts;a transporting member which is provided at the base of said guiding groove and transports parts in one direction by moving forwards and backwards along said groove;a driving means for reciprocally driving said transporting member in the forward and backward directions;a first stopper which is provided at the tip of said guiding groove to stop the first part in the row;a second stopper which operates so as to open and close in the width direction of said guiding groove, and hold the second part from the front of the row of parts being transported on the upper plane of said transporting member;a synchronizing means for opening and closing said second stopper synchronously with the reciprocal forward and backward movement of said transporting member; anda synchronizing mechanism for moving said first stopper forwards synchronously with said transporting member immediately before completion of the forward movement of said transporting member, and for moving said first stopper backwards following the backward movement of said transporting member;wherein, once the second stopper holds the second part, the transporting member moves forward by a certain distance, thereby separating the first part in the row and the second part.