Feed conveyor for machine for forming leads of electronic components.

摘要

A feed conveyor for a machine for forming the leads of electronic components comprises a pair of conveyor belts which have a forward run extending in a face-to-face relationship. A gaping entrance is formed between the conveyor belts at the upstream end thereof and pinching jaws are provided for gripping the conveyor belts at the entrance and moving conveyor belts toward and away from one another to move the nip which is formed between the belts between a downstream position and an upstream position. A component feeding mechanism is provided for feeding components one at a time into the nip and a drive mechanism is provided for intermittently driving the conveyor belt so that components are gripped between the conveyor belts at uniformly spaced intervals for movement into the working station of the forming mechanism.