| 摘要 |
An apparatus and method for placing component parts on the ends of flexible tubing which is employed in an I.V. administration set. Flexible tubing is continuously supplied in a rectilinear manner and cut into predetermined lengths. These lengths have the ends thereof moved in a substantially transverse manner with respect to the original direction. Each end is then placed in a solvent-type solution and subsequently into a cavity of a component part. All of the foregoing functions are accomplished continuously and automatically in a device which employs a conveyor system for the cut tubing and a separate conveyor system for the component parts. The conveyors travel over a substantial elliptical pathway and along a horizontal axis. The upper conveyor is positioned with respect to the lower conveyor such that their pathways overlap a substantial distance. The upper conveyor provides a multiplicity of carrier members to which are fed and positioned predetermined cut lengths of flexible tubing. The carrier members have provided predetermined cut lengths of tubing which are held thereon by tubular holding portions. The holding portions extend from a pair of rotatable body members which after receiving the tubing therein are rotated by a camming action 90 DEG so that the ends of the tubing are placed upwardly and also 90 DEG with respect to their original rectilinear position. Simultaneously with this positioning of the tubing commodities such as I.V. components are fed into carrier members in the conveyor, beneath the conveyor or the cut tubing. The commodities will be fed into the carriers at the lower pathway and moved upwardly to the upper surface thereof. Simultaneously, the upwardly extending cut ends of the tubing will be moved from the upper surface of the upper conveyor to the lower surface thereof by suitable camming action. The ends of the tubing will be placed into a reservoir of adhesive material prior to being positioned in the respective commodities. |
