ARTICLE SORTING AND CONVEYING DEVICE

摘要

An article sorting and conveying device that conveys articles by the vibrations of a movable body provided through an elastic support means, includes a first vibration means that imparts a periodic vibration force to the movable body in a direction inclined from a vertical direction; a second vibration means that imparts a periodic vibration force in a direction crossing the periodic vibration force by the first vibration means; and a vibration control means that causes a periodic vibration force imparted by each vibration means to have a phase difference and occur simultaneously at the same frequency, and that creates an elliptical vibration trajectory in the movable body. The articles are sorted and conveyed on the movable body by setting the vibration trajectory of the movable body by the vibration control means such that articles having a different coefficient of friction are conveyed in different directions.