| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fluorescent tube throw-in hopper eliminating the necessity for adjustment in accordance with types of fluorescent tubes. <P>SOLUTION: An inclination is provided in a bottom part of a support member 21 supporting a plurality of stacked fluorescent tubes 1, and a vertical groove 25 having a width into which fluorescent tubes 1 can be inserted one by one is provided in the lowest part of the inclination. Due to this construction, even if different types of fluorescent tubes are mixed, the fluorescent tubes 1 can be taken out one by one from a removal port 27 positioned in the lowest part of the vertical groove 25. The width of the vertical groove 25 is set larger than the maximum outer diameter of the fluorescent tubes 1 and half of the width of the vertical groove 25 is set smaller than the minimum outer diameter of the fluorescent tubes 1. Stoppers 24a, 24b are rotatably fixed to the removal port 27 of the vertical groove 25 by tension springs 23a, 23b. When downward tensile force is applied to the fluorescent tube 1 positioned in the lowest part of the vertical groove 25, the stoppers 24a, 24b are rotated due to the tensile force to open the removal port 27. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI</p> |
