A DEVICE FOR SUCCESSIVELY FEEDING PILED-UP PACKAGES

A device (10) is described for successively feeding stacked packages (101) to a machine for manipulating and/or treating and/or processing the packages, comprising:- a hopper (2) for containing a stack (100) of packages (101) according to such an arrangement so that the stack of packages (100) extends along a reference axis (I), wherein the hopper (2) comprises an outlet (2A) for letting the package (101I) arranged at the bottom of the stack (100) exit;- a singularizing member (6) for separating the package leaving the hopper with respect to the remaining packages of the stack;The device is characterized in that it comprises a member (4) for receiving a single package (101) leaving the hopper, which is provided with a seat (4A) for housing the package, the seat being located on a plane (P2) parallel to the plane (P1) of the outlet (2A) of the hopper, and arranged so it is not coincident with the outlet (2A) of the hopper, wherein the receiving member (4) defines a position for the package to be picked up and transferred to the machine. The singularizing member (6) is arranged between the outlet (2A) of the hopper and the receiving member (4), and is provided with an opening (6A; 6A') for the passage of a single package leaving the hopper (2).The singularizing member (6) is, furthermore, rotatable around a rotation axis (11) parallel to the reference axis (I), between a receiving position, wherein the opening (6A; 6A') is arranged to be coincident with the outlet (2A) of the hopper (2), for receiving the package leaving the hopper (2), and a releasing position, wherein the opening (6A; 6A') is arranged to be coincident with the seat (4A) of the receiving member (4), for releasing the package (101) that has left the hopper (2) into the seat (4A) of the receiving member (4).