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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1995
Masakatsu Kumagai, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yoshihisa Fujita, Saitama-ken, JP;
Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Nagoya, JP;
Toyota Metal Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Senko Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A loop-like material sorting device includes a comb-like member arranged with an inclination in a supply path supplied with materials to be sorted and formed in a row at a pitch corresponding to the shape or size of loop-like materials, and a vibrating device connected to the comb-like member and for applying the mechanical vibration to the comb-like member, wherein the loop-like materials contained in the materials to be sorted are caught by the comb-like member and then guided to the free end by the inclination of the comb-like member and the vibration applied to the comb-like member by the vibrating device to enable the sorting of the loop-like materials.