PURPOSE:To ensure work separation by providing another sensor at the upstream of a sensor, which counts the prescribed number of works to be brought in a positioning device, and actuating a work stopper in accordance with the output from the additional sensor in order to stop down a work detected. CONSTITUTION:When a positioning device 12 operates to reset a counter to zero, a stopper 13A lowers, thereby allowing a work W to pass. After this, a first sensor 14 detects a passage of the work W, while a second sensor 15 detects the presence of the work W. When the second sensor 15 detects the presence of the work W, a stopper 16 lowers to stop down the work W. At this time, the first sensor 14 detects the presence of the work W and sets the counter to 1. Next, when the work W goes into the positioning device 12 to actuate a sensor 12D, the stopping device 16 goes up, so that the next work comes in. Thus, sure work separation can be obtained.
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