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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2013
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Technology (Kunshan) Co. Ltd., Kunshan, CN;
Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Sean Patrick McCarthy, Palmyra, PA (US);
Steven Alan Jarrett, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Bicheng Chen, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Haiping Kang, Suzhou, CN;
Yingcong Deng, Shanghai, CN;
TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A component feeding system includes a platform and a tray supported by the platform having a component support surface for supporting a plurality of components. An agitation unit is supported by the platform and is operatively coupled to the tray to agitate the tray to cause the components to move on the tray. A guidance system is supported by the platform and has a camera viewing the tray. A positioning system is supported by the platform and a component gripper is supported by the positioning system and moved by the positioning system relative to the tray. The component gripper is configured to pick and place components on the tray. A controller communicates with the agitation unit, the positioning system, the component gripper and the guidance system. The controller operates the agitation unit, the positioning system and the component gripper based on an image obtained by the camera.