| 摘要 |
<p>In a machine for testing and sorting miniature electrical inductors (30) of the type having spaced-apart, opposed first and second metal-terminated ends, wherein the machine includes a feed station (2) having an inlet, an outlet and adapted to receive bulk quantities of inductors (30), a rotatably mounted transport wheel (8) the wheel having an outer rim portion that includes a plurality of separate, spaced-apart compartments (20) adapted to receive inductors from the feed station (2), a test station (4) including testing apparatus, and a sorting station (6) operatively connected to the testing apparatus, the improvement in the ability to test the inductor using four separate electrical contacts (50, 54, 82, 84) simultaneously where the first (50), second (54), third (82) and fourth (84) electrical contacts are arranged to contact the metal-terminated first and second ends of the electrical inductor simultaneously so that electrical tests can be performed on the inductors using all four electrical contacts.</p> |
