Patent ID: 8413788

Claim:
A turning apparatus comprising: a disc-shaped rotatable carriage ( 1 ) comprising a plurality of receptacles ( 10 ) spaced around an edge, each receptacle ( 10 ) being adapted to receive one of a plurality of polarized electronic components ( 6 ) and including an air channel ( 11 ); a turn channel ( 2 ) projecting out of the edge of the carriage ( 1 ), the turn channel ( 2 ) being an arc and comprising an inlet ( 20 ) communicating with one of the receptacles ( 10 ) and including a first sensor ( 200 ), and an outlet ( 21 ) communicating with an adjacent one of the receptacles ( 10 ) and including a second sensor ( 210 ); an auxiliary air passageway ( 3 ) disposed proximate to the first sensor ( 200 ) and projecting inward out of the turn channel ( 2 ), the auxiliary air passageway ( 3 ) communicating with the turn channel ( 2 ) and comprising an air outlet ( 30 ); and a polarity detector ( 4 ) disposed externally of the carriage ( 1 ) and being proximate to the inlet ( 20 ), the polarity detector ( 4 ) being adapted to detect polarity of the polarized electronic component ( 6 ) proximate thereto.