DISPENSING APPARATUS

A dispensing apparatus for dispensing gemstones from a horizontal moveable surface is provided. The apparatus comprises a wheel, which is arranged to rotate about a horizontal axis located above the surface. The wheel comprises one or more teeth disposed around an outer circumference. A motor is con...

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Hauptverfasser:	PORTSMOUTH, Andrew John, ROSE, Peter Stanley
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	PERFORMING OPERATIONS POSTAL SORTING SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS SORTING SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTEDPIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A dispensing apparatus for dispensing gemstones from a horizontal moveable surface is provided. The apparatus comprises a wheel, which is arranged to rotate about a horizontal axis located above the surface. The wheel comprises one or more teeth disposed around an outer circumference. A motor is configured to rotate the wheel and a sensor is configured to identify when one of the teeth is located at a predetermined position so as to indicate that the wheel is in a home position. The wheel is arranged so that a gap is defined between the surface and the wheel when the wheel is in the home position. One of the teeth comes into contact with a gemstone as the wheel rotates away from the home position, and pushes the gemstone off the surface.