Apparatus for sorting workpieces of different classification classes and for forming groups having pre-set number of workpieces of the same class

摘要

An apparatus for sorting workpieces of different classification classes and for forming groups having a pre-set number of workpieces of the same class, comprising a base; a housing support mobile on the base having a number of partitions at least equal to the number of classes; a loading device for loading one workpiece at a time into the support partition when in a determined loading and unloading position with respect to the support; a control group receiving signals indicative of the class of the workpieces; a control device for operating the housing support, the control device being connected to the control group for positioning in the loading and unloading position a relevant partition provided for receiving the workpieces of the same class of the next workpiece to be loaded; an unloading device arranged in correspondence with the loading position; and a driving device for operating the unloading device, the driving device being connected to the control group and including an enabling mechanism for controlling the unloading at the completion of a group of workpieces of the same class relating to the partition located in the loading and unloading position.