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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glenn Kuenzler, Macedonia, OH (US);
Martin N. Hassink, Macedonia, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/732 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/732 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for singulating and delivering wire leads as part of an electrode welding process in lamp production. Leads in bulk form are transported by a feeder. The leads are dropped from the feeder and passively caught in a desired orientation within a rotational turret. The turret delivers the leads to an exit point. The leads are processed at the exit point by pick-and-place equipment.