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Patent No.:

US 8985936 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 14, 2013

Method and apparatus for orienting a lamination

Applicant:

Nidec Minster Corporation, Minster, OH (US);

Inventors:

Johnathan A. Rankin, St. Marys, OH (US);

Rohan V. Patel, Troy, OH (US);

David A. Schmitz, Coldwater, OH (US);

Assignee:

Nidec Minster Corporation, Minster, OH (US);

Attorney:

Taylor IP, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Gregory Adams

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/06 (2006.01); B26D 7/24 (2006.01); B26F 1/02 (2006.01); B65G 49/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); H02K 15/02 (2006.01); B21D 28/22 (2006.01); B21D 43/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 49/00 (2013.01); B21D 28/22 (2013.01); B21D 43/20 (2013.01); B25J 15/0061 (2013.01); B25J 15/0608 (2013.01); H02K 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of orienting a selected item from a stack of similar items, the method comprising the steps of separating, engaging and orienting. The separating step separates the selected item from the stack using a first attraction force of a transport apparatus. The engaging step engages the selected item with a second attraction force from the transport apparatus. The second attraction force being greater than the first attraction force. The orienting step orients the selected item relative to the transport apparatus as the transport apparatus is en route to a destination location.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Rankin, Johnathan. (2015). Method and apparatus for orienting a lamination (U.S. Patent No. 8985936). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8985936

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