Turning mechanism for polarized electronic components
View Patent ↗A turning mechanism includes a disc-shaped rotatable carriage comprising receptacles spaced around an edge, each receptacle being adapted to receive one of polarized electronic component and including an air channel; a turn channel projecting out of the edge of the carriage, the turn channel being arc and comprising an inlet communicating with one receptacle and including a first sensor, and an outlet communicating with another receptacle and including a second sensor; an auxiliary air passageway proximate to the first sensor and projecting inward out of the turn channel, the auxiliary air passageway communicating with the turn channel and comprising an air outlet; and a polarity detector disposed externally of the carriage and being proximate to the inlet, the polarity detector being adapted to detect polarity of the polarized electronic component proximate thereto.
1. A turning apparatus comprising:
a disc-shaped rotatable carriage ( 1 ) comprising a plurality of receptacles ( 10 ) spaced around an edge, each receptacle ( 10 ) being adapted to receive one of a plurality of polarized electronic components ( 6 ) and including an air channel ( 11 );
a turn channel ( 2 ) projecting out of the edge of the carriage ( 1 ), the turn channel ( 2 ) being an arc and comprising an inlet ( 20 ) communicating with one of the receptacles ( 10 ) and including a first sensor ( 200 ), and an outlet ( 21 ) communicating with an adjacent one of the receptacles ( 10 ) and including a second sensor ( 210 );
an auxiliary air passageway ( 3 ) disposed proximate to the first sensor ( 200 ) and projecting inward out of the turn channel ( 2 ), the auxiliary air passageway ( 3 ) communicating with the turn channel ( 2 ) and comprising an air outlet ( 30 ); and
a polarity detector ( 4 ) disposed externally of the carriage ( 1 ) and being proximate to the inlet ( 20 ), the polarity detector ( 4 ) being adapted to detect polarity of the polarized electronic component ( 6 ) proximate thereto.
2. The turning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary air passageway ( 3 ) further comprises a plurality of spaced ducts ( 31 ) connecting to the turn channel ( 2 ) for communication.
3. The turning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprises an auxiliary air passage ( 5 ) externally of the turn channel ( 2 ), the auxiliary air passage ( 5 ) comprising an air outlet ( 50 ) and a plurality of spaced ducts ( 51 ) connecting to the turn channel ( 2 ) for communication.
4. The turning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the receptacles ( 10 ) are equally spaced around the edge of the carriage ( 1 ).
5. The turning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the polarized electronic components ( 6 ) are inductors.
6. The turning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the polarized electronic components ( 6 ) are light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
7. The turning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the polarized electronic components ( 6 ) are integrated circuits (ICs).
8. The turning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the turn channel ( 2 ) is bulbous.
9. The turning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the air channel ( 11 ) comprises an air inlet ( 110 ) and an air outlet ( 111 ).