| 摘要 |
751,656. Feeding articles. BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON CO., Ltd. April 27, 1954 [April 27, 1953], No. 12167/54. Class 117. [Also in Groups XXII and XXX] Apparatus for feeding cylindrical shells for electric lamp bases one at a time from a loose assemblage thereof includes a rotating conical drum member formed on its inner margin with a series of studs each adapted to carry a shell. A reservoir of shells la is contained in a compartment formed by a stationary shroud 32, an inner rotating cone 29 and the rim of an outer conical drum 15 rotating in the opposite direction, the drum 15, rotated by a belt 34, driving the cone 29 through gearing 35, 36, 37 and shaft 26. The interior rim of the drum 15 is formed with a series of studs 33 on which the shells seat themselves and which carry the shells, prevented from guide means from dropping off, to a position where the guide means terminates and the shells drop off onto a rotary feed conveyer 16. |
