Centrifugal bowl parts feeder system with segmented tooling sections

摘要

A centrifugal bowl parts feeder system with segmented tooling sections, the feeder system having segmented sections for a common centrifugal feeder bowl. The sections can be quickly and less expensively changed between various part sizes and configurations. With this system one can add and remove tooling segments (outside the bowl); securely and precisely locate the tooling segment with solid pins; maintain and use a tool RFID address to track specific parts and ranges of parts with a PLC Control as the bowl is modified; and harmonize the tooling segments and parts with RFID Tags tied to the PLC and the Tooling segments.

主权项

1. A centrifugal bowl parts feeder system (30) with segmented tooling segments (31) comprised of:
an at least one top segment (31) having a means (33) for quickly locking the at least one top segmented plate (31) to a specifically paired and internally threaded aperture (47) in a horizontal base plate (34) of the centrifugal feeder (30A) and an identification for reading the specific information as to a make, model and size of part being fed by feeder (30) from another segmented tooling section (31A); a connecting means (52) for connecting the tool segment (31) to any other segments; a means (48) for removably and securely connecting a tooling ring (81) to an inner peripheral curve (45) of the tooling segment (31); the tooling ring (81) with a means (53) for removably and securely connecting at least one selection tool (89, 90, 92) device; a means (55) for electrically connecting the selection tool device (89, 90, 92) to a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (62); a means (56) for mechanically and pneumatically connecting the selection tool (89, 90, 92) device to utilities; the at least one selection tool (89, 90, 92) device; wherein one is able to add and remove the at least one top segment sections (31); locate the at least one top segment section (31) with solid dowel pins (32); maintain and use the bowl (30A) as changed for use with the tooling segments (31); and all this is accomplished with a machine system for orienting and aligning articles that uses an equal to a centrifugal bowl feeder (30A).