Magazining device for use with automatic component assembling machine

Claim 1

A fixture for receiving a stack of components to be dispensed by a component extracting member, which comprises: a receiver block having a vertical passageway therethrough with opposed shoulders projecting into the passageway; a magazine tube for holding a supply of components, the lower end of said tube resting on said shoulders to permit the components to drop down the passageway; said receiver block having a horizontal slot in a front section thereof which extends into said passageway, said horizontal slot being positioned below said shoulders; a tab slidably mounted in said horizontal slot for supporting the components dropped from the end of the magazine tube; said tab having a slot formed therein which extends into said passageway; said receiver block having a lower back section, opposite said horizontal slot, terminating at a distance from the top surface of said tab, said distance being slightly greater than the thickness of one component, and said receiver block having a vertical slot in a front section thereof which is aligned with said tab slot, has a length substantially greater than the width of said tab slot, and extends into said passageway for receiving a component pick off member which is adapted to pass through the tab slot to extract a component out of said lower back section of the receiver base.

Claim 6

An apparatus for stacking electrical boxed components each having a projecting pair of parallel leads, which comprises: a tube having an internal cross-sectional configuration conforming to the outline of the boxed component and the projecting leads, said tube having a projection extending into a bottom portion for holding a stack of components, said tube having a slot extending from one end thereof to receive a stylus-like tool for engaging the top component and holding the components in the tube when the tube is turned upside down; a receiver having a vertical passageway therethrough, said passageway having a cross-sectional configuration conforming to the cross-sectional configuration of said tube, said receiver having a shoulder section projecting into the passageway for supporting the edge of said tube while leaving an opening for the passage of said stack of components into a lower section of the receiver, said receiver having a tab slot extending transversely into said lower section thereof, and further having a vertical slot intersecting said tab slot and having a length substantially greater than the width of said tab slot, said receiver also having a cut away section opposite to said tab slot for exiting components from the receiver, and a tab extending into the transverse tab slot for supporting the stack of components in said receiver passageway, said tab having a longitudinal slot for receiving the stylus-like tool during loading of a stack of components in the receiver.

Claim 7

An apparatus for stacking electrical boxed components each having a projecting pair of parallel leads, which comprises: a tube having an internal cross-sectional configuration conforming to the outline of the boxed component and the projecting leads, said tube having a projection extending into a bottom portion for holding a stack of components, said tube having a slot extending from one end thereof to receive a stylus-like tool for engaging the top component and holding the components in the tube when the tube is turned upside down; a receiver having a vertical passageway therethrough, said passageway having a cross-sectional configuration conforming to the cross-sectional configuration of said tube, said receiver having a shoulder section projecting into the passageway for supporting the edge of said tube while leaving an opening for the passage of said stack of components into a lower section of the receiver, said receiver having a tab slot extending transversely into said lower section thereof, and further having a vertical slot intersecting said tab slot and having a length substantially greater than the width of said tab slot, said receiver also having a cut away section opposite to said tab slot for exiting components from the receiver, and a tab extending into the transverse tab slot for supporting the stack of components in said receiver passageway, said tab having a longitudinal slot for receiving the stylus-like tool during loading of a stack of components in the receiver.