| 摘要 |
Automatic loader of ferrules (11) for brushes (12) to be fed one at a time to a ferrule-assembling machine, the ferrules (11) being structured in the form of a closed ring of sheet metal, the edges being super-imposed and crushed along one of the narrow sides so as to constitute an outer closing projection (15), the outer closing projection (15) defining a rounded side (16) and a protruding fold (17), the ferrules (11) able to include circumferential ribs (18a, 18b) and/or identification markings, the loader including a feeder-vibrator assembly (19) equipped with a frame (20) comprising, in cooperation with the side wall (21), a guide channel (23) with a transport plane on which the ferrules (11) advance, the bottom wall (24) of the guide channel (23) being connected to the side wall (21) of the frame (20), the guide channel (23) connecting the frame (20) to the loading area of the ferrule-assembling machine, the loader comprising means (29) to monitor the directioning of the ferrules (11) and expulsion means (30) cooperating with the guide channel (23) in a position upstream from the loading area of the ferrule-assembling machine, the expulsion means (30) being governed by monitoring means (29) so as to return an incorrectly directioned ferrule (11) to the frame (20) of the vibrator-feeder assembly (19). <IMAGE> |
