Isolated stop for vibrating feeders

Claim 1

In an apparatus for vibratory feed of electrical components along a guide shelf of a vibrating feeder and into engagement with a stop means for halting said components at an unload station of said feeder and for pick-up of said parts on said feeder at said unload station by a pick-up head which is isolated from the vibrations of said feeder, said vibrating feeder comprising means for recirculating components which are misoriented and improperly positioned on said guide shelf, the improvement comprising: support means for supporting said stop means, said support means being isolated from the vibrations of said feeder, whereby the vibrations of components at said unload station are minimized such that precise pick-up of said components on said feeder by said pick-up head is facilitated; means for limiting the back-up of components on said guide shelf behind a component abutting said stop edge; and said stop means being configured to extend into said feeder such that an edge of said stop is adjacent and aligned with said guide shelf at said unload station and is pivotal away from said feeder for repair and adjustment access to said feeder.