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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2002
David S. Meyer, Clayton, MO (US);
James A. Muir, Ballwin, MO (US);
Daniel J. Seidel, St. Louis, MO (US);
Kent F. Schien, Chesterfield, MO (US);
David S. Meyer, Clayton, MO (US);
James A. Muir, Ballwin, MO (US);
Daniel J. Seidel, St. Louis, MO (US);
Kent F. Schien, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Innoventor Engineering, Inc., Chesterfield, MO (US);
Abstract
A method of automatically sorting and placing parts for inspection is described which includes orienting the parts within a feeder and delivering the oriented parts from the feeder to an escapement. Once the parts are delivered, they are advanced from the escapement, one at a time, down a ramp, and caught by a resilient material. The parts are then transferred ring from the resilient material to a parts fixture and positioned for inspection in the parts fixture within ±0.001 inch in a vertical direction and within 0.002 inches in x and y directions, x and y defining a horizontal plane.