FEEDER OF OVAL PARTS AND A METHOD OF FEEDING OVAL PARTS PERFORMED BY THIS FEEDER

The invention relates to a feeder of oval parts (16) which comprises a linear gravity chute (11) for guiding oval parts (16), wherein the linear gravity chute (11) is provided with an inlet opening (114) at its upper end and with its lower end abuts a removal bed (9) of oval parts (16), the removal bed (9) being associated with a sensor (10) for detecting oval parts (16) in the removal bed (9), and a separating device (13) for controlled release of individual oval parts (16) from the linear gravity chute (11) to the removal bed (9), wherein the linear gravity chute (11) is further provided with a sensor (12) for detecting an oval part (16) in the linear gravity chute (11) and the linear gravity chute (11) is coupled to a vibrating device (8). The lower end of the linear gravity chute (11) is mounted rotatably about a vertical axis near the removal bed (9) and the upper end of the linear gravity chute (11) is reciprocally movably mounted about said axis in the horizontal plane, wherein the vibrating device (8) is adapted to cause movement of the upper end of the linear gravity chute (11) in the horizontal plane about said vertical axis.In addition, the invention relates to a method of feeding oval parts (16) performed by this feeder.