摘要 |
<p>Device for supplying articles (30) provided with a head (31) and a stick (32), such as lollipops, to a further treatment station, such as a packaging machine, comprising: a supply station (20) for the articles in a disorderly flow, a discharge station (E) for discharge of the articles in an orderly flow, a distribution disc (22) connecting to the supply station and the discharge station, which distribution disc is rotatable in a direction of rotation and has a series of holes (23) at its circumference for accommodation of the heads of the articles, wherein the upper side of the distribution disc comprises slits (26) for accommodation of the sticks, which slits extend from the holes to the outer edge of the distribution disc and wherein the slits comprise a bottom and edges (51, 54, 53) extending from the bottom up and situated at a downstream side and upstream side of the slit in direction of rotation, respectively, wherein the downstream edge runs at least almost in a vertical plane and at least almost up to the upper side of the distribution disc, and the upstream edge (54) at least an upper portion gives way with respect to the downstream edge in upstream direction.</p> |