Feed device and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9446905
APP PUB NO 20150191315A1
SERIAL NO

14412540

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An apparatus (1) for feeding components has a downwardly inclined guide path (6), a mobile component carrier (4), which is connected in a releasable manner to the guide path (6), and interacting rolling bodies and rails (15, 16) on the guide path (6) and on the component carrier (4). The feed apparatus (1) has a loading location (10), at which a component carrier (4) is connected to the guide path (6), and possibly loaded with one or more components (3), by a worker (12), using a manually operable transfer apparatus (14), which can be actuated by applying manual force counter to a restoring element (31, 40). The transfer apparatus (14) is designed as a preliminary-positioning apparatus (20) for a loose component carrier (4).

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KUKA SYSTEMS GMBH86165 AUGSBURG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brockhoff, Per-Olaf Friedberg, DE 4 3
Kara, Yuecel Augsburg, DE 2 2

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