ORIENTING AND FEEDING SMALL DISCS

摘要

A method and apparatus for orienting and feeding small discs of uniform thickness and diameter, in which a quantity of the discs is fed onto a pair of parallel, helically ridged rollers spaced apart to form a horizontal slot having a width greater than the thickness of one of the discs but substantially less than twice its thickness. The helical ridges on both rollers are convoluted in the same direction. The rollers are rotated in opposite directions with their surfaces moving upwardly adjacent the slot. Passage means are located beneath the slot to receive the discs passing between the rollers and to maintain their orientation.