| 摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/GB91/01144 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 24, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 24, 1993 PCT Filed Jul. 11, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO92/00907 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 23, 1992.A feeding apparatus includes an upper movable carrier (1) having a plurality of guides or receptacles (7) which are transported at a predetermined speed and with a predetermined spacing along a predetermined path. The guides each have an open bottom and are each adapted to receive articles which are individually fed thereto. Over a first portion of its path, each guide (7) lies immediately above a lower carrier (11) which closes the bottom of and moves in synchronism with the guide (7), so as to allow one of the articles to become held within the guide (7) by the lower carrier (11) for a sufficient period of time as to allow the article to settle. Over a subsequent portion of the path, the guide (7) and the lower carrier (11) are separated from one another, thereby exposing the article on the lower carrier with accurately defined position and timing. |
