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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Daniel Sirkett, Vasteras, SE;
Per Nylen, Vasteras, SE;
Ivan Lundberg, Vasteras, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ABB Research Ltd., Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 90/02 (2006.01); B65D 83/04 (2006.01); B65G 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 83/04 (2013.01); B65G 65/00 (2013.01); B65G 2201/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A component feeder includes a distributor for distributing components from a bulk storage on a pick surface, and a retaining wall preventing the components from escaping the pick surface. The retaining wall is flexible such that it deforms when a force is applied on it, and it assumes its original shape when the force is no longer applied. The flexible retaining wall allows a robot gripper to push the retaining wall aside when picking a component close to the retaining wall.