Patent ID: 6129200
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
In combination:a vibratory bowl configured to receive a disoriented mass of parts therein and transport said parts to a discharge port of said bowl under vibratory action;an orienting apparatus mounted to a parts feeding member of said bowl adjacent to said discharge port, said orienting apparatus receiving parts having a number of orientations from said discharge port and serially providing said parts along a parts orientation track of said orienting apparatus with a predetermined orientation; andan air supply unit comprising:a housing having a front surface facing the parts orientation track, said housing defining a bore therein and an opening in said front surface in fluid communication with said bore; andan air supply member having an air inlet adapted for connection to a supply of pressurized air and an air outlet in fluid communication with said air inlet, said air supply member disposed within said bore with said air outlet alignable with said opening, said air supply unit operable to supply a stream of pressurized air from said air outlet across the parts orientation track to direct parts having orientations different from the predetermined orientation back into the vibratory bowl, said air outlet adjustably positionable within said bore to supply said stream of pressurized air across the parts orientation track at any angle within a range of angles relative thereto.