摘要 |
A cassette (12) for loose-piece parts, such as electrical terminals (3), comprising a housing (14) having a storage chamber (22), a feeding portion (32), and a discharge station (38). The parts are mounted in spaced-apart relationship in individual cells (10) of a belt (2) which is wound in a coil in the storage chamber (22). A confined passageway (56) extends from the storage chamber (22) to the feeding portion (32) to guide the belt (2) into the feeding portion where it is engaged by a feeding means on a machine, such as a crimping machine, when the cassette (12) is mounted on the machine. The parts are removed from the cells (10) at a discharge station (38) which may be in the feeding portion (32) of the cassette (12).
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