Solution
The bowl feeder system is designed to automatically sort and feed M3 screws. The system comprises a bowl feeder, a linear feeder, and at the end of the feed system, an escapement to present the component parts for pickup by the load robot.
Vibratory Bowl Feeder
A vibratory sorting bowl is tooled to sort and feed M3 x 8mm screws before transferring them to the linear out-feed.
Linear Feeder
The linear out-feed is fitted with a tooled track approximately 250 mm in length. The parts are fed in single file onto a vibratory linear with the head at the top for transporting to the 3-position escapement unit.
Side Shuttle Escapement
The pneumatically operated side shuttle escapement separates and presents 2 parts at a time. The escapement has 3 positions layed out so the parts can be picked from alternating sides of the linear.
Vibratory Sorting Bowl
Linear Out-feed
Side Shuttle Escapement
