Patent ID: 6968939
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: B21J,B23P,B24B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A conveyor for elongate components ( 12 ) designed with a head ( 41 ) and a shank ( 42 ), with a feed arrangement ( 7 ), for feeding the components in a prescribed direction, comprising a transfer arrangement ( 8 ) with a transfer region ( 15 ) into which the elongate components ( 12 ) are fed from a feed duct ( 11 ) comprising a head guiding duct ( 13 ) having a feed path for the heads ( 41 ), and a shank guiding duct ( 14 ) with the ducts ( 13 ) and ( 14 ) being in communication with a conveying duct ( 16 ) into which the components ( 12 ) can be moved from the transfer region ( 15 ), characterized by the transfer arrangement ( 8 ) which comprises: at least one catch element ( at least one portion ( a biasing element ( the at least one catch element ( further characterized in that the at least one portion ( a second end portion ( a stop surface ( the biasing element (