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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1977
Pierre Luginbuhl, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, CH;
S I G Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for sorting and orienting elongated articles of predetermined length has at least two substantially horizontal shafts supported in a parallel-spaced relationship; a pair of axially spaced discs mounted on each shaft. The axial distance between the discs of any disc pair is less than the predetermined length of the articles. Any successive two discs mounted on different shafts are in an overlapping relationship as viewed in a direction parallel to the shafts. Each disc has a non-overlapping upper circumferential portion oriented in the direction of article feed. The articles are successively positioned, in a generally transverse orientation with respect to the direction of article feed, on the discs of the first disc pair as viewed in the direction of article feed. The discs are driven unidirectionally for effecting movement of each circumferential portion in the direction of article feed for advancing each article successively on the circumferential portions of successive discs in the direction of article feed, effecting thereby an alignment of the articles into an orientation perpendicular to the direction of article feed and effecting, between the discs of a disc pair, dropout of articles that are shorter than the predetermined length.