Patent ID: 8033381

Claim:
An apparatus for separating parts ( 1 ) arranged in at least two rows disposed next to one another, including: a transfer device ( 2 , 4 ) with at least two holding elements ( 2 ) which are disposed adjacent one another and which are capable of picking up parts ( 1 ) in a first position ( 5 a ) and depositing them in a second position ( 5 b ), the holding elements ( 2 ) being operatively associated with several transverse guide tracks ( 4 a to 4 d ), which are arranged so as to be rotatable about an imaginary axis ( 7 a ), the transverse guide tracks ( 4 a - 4 d ) being controllably movable along the longitudinal guide track ( 3 ) and means ( 3 , 4 ) by which the distance ( 6 a , 6 b ) at which the holding elements ( 2 ) are disposed adjacent one another is changeable during the transport of the parts ( 1 ) from the first position ( 5 a ) to the second position ( 5 b ).