Patent ID: 9376266
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: B23P,B25B,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A nut arranging apparatus comprising: a nut arranging portion configured to arrange nuts, the nut arranging portion having a generally ring-shaped shape; and a nut supplying portion configured to supply the nuts to the nut arranging portion, the nut supplying portion being arranged inside the nut arranging portion, the nut supplying portion including a holding portion configured to temporarily hold the nuts, the nut supplying portion being configured to provide a bottom surface portion of the holding portion with a surface inclined with respect to a horizontal direction, the nut supplying portion being configured to change a direction of tilt of the bottom surface portion to an appropriate radial direction; and the nut supplying portion being configured to supply the nuts to an appropriate position of the nut arranging portion by sliding the nuts held in the holding portion in the direction of tilt of the bottom surface portion while changing the direction of tilt of the bottom surface portion to an appropriate radial direction, wherein the nut arranging portion has a plurality of recessed portions housing the nuts, the plurality of recessed portions being provided in an arrangement corresponding to predetermined positions, in order to arrange the nuts in the predetermined positions, wherein the nut supplying portion is configured such that a cylindrical portion rotates around an axis set in the vertical direction; and the nut supplying portion is configured to change the direction of tilt of the bottom surface portion to an appropriate direction with the rotation of the cylindrical portion.