| 摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a preform feeding apparatus capable of efficiently supplying even wide-mouth preforms in an arrayed state in a machine for the next process such as a blow molding machine.SOLUTION: A preform feeding apparatus comprises: a storage part 42 in which a plurality of cast preforms P are stored; a conveyance path 43 whose one end is connected to the storage part 42; a vibration part 41 which conveys the preforms P in the storage part 42 one by one from one end being an inlet 43a of the conveyance path 43 toward the other end being an outlet 43b along the conveyance path 43 by vibrating the storage part 42 and the conveyance path 43; and alignment means having a first selection mechanism 45, a separation mechanism 52, a position correction mechanism 53 and a second selection mechanism 54, which is provided on the conveyance path 43, separates the preforms P which are stacked on one another into a single preform, and eliminates a preform P conveyed in a position other than a predetermined position from the conveyance path 43.</p> |
