Patent ID: 9670053
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B21F,B68G

Claim:
1. An apparatus for transferring springs to a spring conveyor, the apparatus comprising: a transfer device which is mounted so as to be moveable between a plurality of positions in which the transfer device is respectively configured to receive a spring, the transfer device being configured to transport a received spring upon movement of the transfer device between at least two positions of the plurality of positions; and an output device to selectively output the spring that has been received by the transfer device to discharge the spring from the transfer device at one of a plurality of output positions while the transfer device concurrently receives another spring, the plurality of output positions being different from each other, wherein the transfer device is mounted so as to be pivotable back and forth between the at least two positions, and further including a transport wheel having a plurality of receptacles, wherein at each output position of the plurality of output positions a spring is transferrable to a receptacle of the plurality of receptacles, and further wherein the transport wheel is operable as a spring conveyor.