Patent ID: 9701057
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B29C

Claim:
1. A singulation apparatus for preforms, wherein the singuiation apparatus comprises: a roll sorter with two conveying rolls rotating around parallel rotational axes, which rolls define a common conveying pane and convey the preforms between them in a conveying direction; and, a kicker wheel with a lateral ejection direction as a device for eliminating mispositioned preforms, the kicker wheel rotates around a rotational axis and combs a sorting-out zone above correctly positioned preforms, wherein the kicker wheel is arranged centrally with respect to the conveying rolls and at a level above the conveying plane, wherein the rotational axis of the kicker wheel extends substantially in a vertical direction and is tilted out of as position perpendicular to the conveying plane by a tilt angle of >0°.