RACK PLATING

摘要

A method of plating the connector frames includes, in part, placing the frames in a vibrating bowl to enable the bowl's vibrations load the frames in a predefined orientation onto the vibrating bowl's channel. The properly oriented frames are delivered from this channel to a track. Subsequently, a multitude of sub-racks securely engage and lift the frames from the track. The sub-racks are afterwards aggregated to form a larger rack which transports the frames to a plating tank in which the plating operation is performed. Optionally, the spacing between adjacent frames in the track is such that no contact between adjacent frames can occur. Each sub-rack has a multitude of hooks or springs adapted to engage the frames. The sub-racks may be aggregated in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction to form the larger rack.

主权项

1. A method of plating a plurality of frames each associated with a different one of a plurality of connectors, the method comprising:
placing the plurality of frames in a vibrating bowl; loading each of said plurality of frames onto a channel of the vibrating bowl and in a predefined orientation in response to vibrations of the vibrating bowl; transferring said plurality of frames from the vibrating bowl's channel to at least one track; using a plurality of sub-racks to engage and lift the plurality of frames from the at least one track; aggregating the plurality of sub-racks to form a rack; and transporting the rack to a plating tank to plate the plurality of frames.