Patent ID: 6123184
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A parts alignment device comprising:an input port introducing chip-like parts having a magnetic-substance electrode;a storage chamber storing said parts introduced through said input port;a wall made of non-magnetic material, said wall defining a back surface of said storage chamber;an arc-like guide made of non-magnetic material and extending from a lower portion of said storage chamber to an intake sort, said intake port being adapted to only take in parts aligned in a predetermined direction, said guide and said wall cooperating to define a groove for aligning said Parts in said predetermined direction;a parts passageway connected to said intake port and extending downstream of said intake port;a rotary plate made of non-magnetic material and provided at a rear of said wall so as to rotate in a parts taking-in direction of said intake port; anda magnet provided on said rotary plate, wherein said magnet attracts said parts both in a direction of said guide and in a direction of said wall simultaneously by a magnetic force thereof.