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Patent No.:

US 8240461 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012

Filed:

Mar. 18, 2010
Applicants:

Junya Asano, Tochigi, JP;

Yoichi Izawa, Tochigi, JP;

Takayuki Motojima, Tochigi, JP;

Katsumi Fujiwara, Tochigi, JP;

Inventors:

Junya Asano, Tochigi, JP;

Yoichi Izawa, Tochigi, JP;

Takayuki Motojima, Tochigi, JP;

Katsumi Fujiwara, Tochigi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A bolt supply apparatus () recognizes images of bolts conveyed by a conveyor () using a camera () and feeds the recognized bolts to a next operation step using a robot (). Bolts to be conveyed from a hopper () through a spiral feeder () are temporarily stored in a first storage box (). Weight of the first storage box () is measured by a first weight measuring device (). When the first weight measuring device () measures a given weight, the bolts of the first storage box () are supplied to the conveyor ().


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Asano, Junya. (2012). Part supply apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 8240461). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8240461

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