Patent ID: 7801692

Claim:
An apparatus for fastener inspection and sorting comprising: an inlet feeding system for orientating and aligning objects; a turntable connecting to an exit of said inlet feeding system and including a plurality of grooves formed in an outer periphery thereof to receive and position said objects therein; an inspecting machine for performing signals of said objects; a determining device electrically communicating with said inspecting machine and analyzing said signals; and an outlet conveyer system disposed at one side of said turntable for sorting said objects into defective and non-defective according to analyzed results of said determining device; wherein an auxiliary device is disposed aside said turntable; said auxiliary device further comprising: a support base located beside said turntable and extended upon said grooves; and a driving assembly having a power source pivoted to said support base and a steering rod connected to said inspecting machine; wherein said steering rod has one end thereof attached to said inspecting machine and its other end pivoted to said support base, thereby permitting said power source to directly rotate said steering rod as well as said inspecting machine.