FLUIDIC CHARGING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: automatization of production processes, possibly apparatuses for automatically feeding parts to working zone of manufacturing equipment. SUBSTANCE: apparatus includes orientation unit in the form of two-cavity chamber with partition. Each cavity of chamber is connected with compressed air source in the form of cartridge having two-cavity chamber with partition. Orienting units are arranged in cartridge. Each orienting unit includes cylindrical detachable housing pressed in upper and lower plates of cartridge and having symmetrically arranged upper and lower lids. Sleeves are mounted along central axis of lids with possibility of rotation. Said sleeves have upper and lower working toroidal surfaces restricting together with inner surface of lids upper annular vortex duct for creating rising vortex flow and lower annular vortex duct for creating descending vortex flow of compressed air fed through tangential nozzles provided in upper and lower lids of cylindrical detachable housing. Cylindrical charging duct is provided along central axis of rotating sleeve for feeding parts oriented symmetrically relative to lines of rising flow of compressed air, rotated around its own axis and transported by descending ejection flow created by means of ejection vortex members mounted in hollow bottom. Each of said members is arranged along axis of cylindrical charging duct and it is in the form of hollow cylinder with small tangential nozzles inclined relative to axis of cylindrical charging duct in order to provide vortex ejection air flow in zone of part reception. EFFECT: improved design providing continuous orientation of parts by their rotation at transporting and discharging them, enlarged functional possibilities, enhanced efficiency of fluidic charging apparatus. 4 dwg