Conveyor system for use in automatic production process, has small pots for receiving small parts delivered from storage bin, where parts are removed from pot by vacuum in gripper and removal is assisted by compressed air impulse in pots

摘要

The system has a storage bin (4) containing multiple small parts, and multiple small pots (1) for receiving the small parts delivered from the storage bin. The small parts are removed from the pot by the vacuum in a gripper (3). The removal of the small parts is assisted by a compressed air impulse working in the pots, which raises the small parts inside the pots towards the gripper. An independent claim is also included for a method of operating a conveyor system.