apparatus for separating a cone sleeve from a nested stack of cone sleeves and process implanting the apparatus

摘要

The invention provides an apparatus for separating a cone sleeve (4) from a nested stack of cone sleeves (1), the apparatus comprising a chamber (2) having an upper (7) and a lower (8) surface connected by a wall or walls (6), the upper surface (7) having an upper circular opening (3) and the lower surface (8) having a lower circular opening (5), characterized in that the circular opening upper (3) has a circumference of 100 to 135% of the maximum circumference of the cone sleeve (4), the lower circular aperture (5) has a circumference of 95 to 99.5% of the maximum circumference of the cone sleeve (4) , and the chamber has inlets (9) connectable to a pressurized gas supply. The invention also provides a process employing the apparatus, the process comprising the steps of providing a stack of nested cone sleeves (1); place the lower end of the battery in the camera at (2) from above the camera (2); and allowing the lower cone sleeve (4) to seat within the lower circular opening (5), and allowing the cone sleeves above the lower cone sleeve (4) to protrude from the top of the chamber (2). ), characterized in that pressurized gas is introduced into the chamber through the inlets (9) to thereby create a high pressure within the chamber (2).