| 摘要 |
<p>Apparatus for orienting and feeding articles 1, in particular closure cap blanks of the type having a disc- like panel 1b, surrounded by a skirt terminating in a free edge from which a gripping tag or ring 1a extends, wherein the closure cap blanks 1 are randomly deposited on a carrying surface formed by the interior of a rotating drum, or the surface of an endless conveyor belt 18; and are held in contact with that carrying surface magnetically by means of magnetic strips 22 underlying the carrying surface The caps engaged with the carrying surface are conveyed by rotation of the drum or advancement of the conveyor and are subjected to a force tending to dislodge them, such as the force of gravity or the force of an air jet. Closure cap blanks retained with their top surfaces 1b, against said carrying surface are held more firmly than blanks disposed in other orientations and are thus retained on the carrying surface whilst other blanks are dislodged and returned for resorting. A guide member spaced from the carrying surface entrains the blanks by their gripping tags or rings 1a as the blanks are conveyed past the guide member, to arrange the blanks in a row with a common desired orientation. <IMAGE></p> |
