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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1987
Walter Sticht, Attnang-Puchheim, AT;
STIWA-Fertigungstechnik Sticht Gesellschaft m.b.H., Attnang-Puchheim, AT;
Abstract
An arrangement for feeding parts, which comprises a storage bin for the parts, a conveyor for moving the parts from the storage bin in a feeding direction, apparatus for orienting the moving parts arranged rearwardly of the conveyor in the feeding direction and comprising different conveyor paths, and a distributor associated with the orienting apparatus, the distributor including a transfer device capable of assuming respective positions cooperating with respective ones of the conveyor paths, a drive for imparting the respective transfer positions to the transfer device, a control for the drive, and a monitor ascertaining characteristic data of the parts and transmitting the data to the control whereby the transfer device is driven into a respective one of the transfer positions in response to the data.