Automatic sorting and supply system for straight and curved round materials - has swivel gripper mounted beneath inlet funnel and moved by slider driven by ram

摘要

The gripper (24) can swivel between a first position underneath the funnel opening (17a) and a second position next to the inlet to the conveyor to the following processing unit. The gripper unit has an upwardly open forked recess (12c), which in the first swivel position adjoins the lower opening of the inlet funnel and is designed to take up the round components (18). A holder (21) and ejector (32) are located at the forked recess. The holder can be formed by a spring-loaded pin (21) projecting into the recess and having an opening device which, as the gripper swivels into the first position, comes into engagement with a stop (28) fixed on the frame. When the ejector is operated the opening device engages to open it. USE/ADVANTAGE - For sorting and feeding round bar stock,with simple and reliable processing.