Patent ID: 9193536
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B65G,B65H

Abstract:
1. A feeding device for transporting workpieces to a production line, the feeding device comprising: a bottom plate defining a feeding hole; at least one first feeding mechanism comprising a first driving member mounted on the bottom plate, a first connection member connected to the first driving member, and a plurality of first support members, wherein the first support members are mounted on the first connection member, and are vertically spaced from each other, for supporting the workpieces; and at least one second feeding mechanism comprising a second driving member mounted on the bottom plate, a second connection member connected to the second driving member, and a plurality of second support members, wherein the first connection member and the second connection member are positioned above the bottom plate adjacent to each other, the second support members are mounted on the second connection member and are vertically spaced from each other for supporting the workpieces, the second support members and the first support members are vertically staggered relative to each other, the workpieces are supported on the first support members or dropped from the first support members to the second support members when driven by the first driving member, the workpieces are supported on the second support members or dropped from the second support members to the first support members driven by the second driving member, such that the first support members and the second support members support the workpieces in turn when driven by the first driving member and the second driving member, thus the workpieces are transported on the production line via the feeding hole one by one.