HIGH-SPEED OSCILLATING FEEDER

摘要

The present invention incorporates an oscillating sorting and feeding apparatus for sequentially sorting and feeding a plurality of objects in a serial arrangement, where the objects are sorted into a specific orientation. The apparatus includes a hollow receiving member having a generally cylindrical shape and an inner wall. The receiving member includes an inlet adjacent one end for receiving a plurality of randomly orientated objects, and also includes an outlet at the other end for sequentially feeding out correctly orientated objects in a serial arrangement. The apparatus further includes a generally cylindrical inner member centrally aligned within the hollow receiving member. The inner member has an outer wall which is spaced apart from the inner wall of the hollow receiving member, defining a space adapted for receiving a correctly orientated object for serial feeding. The upper portion of the cylindrical inner member inclines toward the inner wall of the hollow receiving member. At least one of the inner member and the hollow receiving member rotate relative to one another in a feeding direction to sequentially feed the objects out of the outlet, and also rotate relative to one another in a direction opposite to the feeding direction at predetermined intervals to clear objects that jam.