DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING ELASTIC RING MEMBER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely supply elastic ring members one by one separately using simple constitution to an elastic ring member supply device which supplies a plurality of elastic ring members one by one while separating them. SOLUTION: This device includes a helical shaft 1 having a helical groove 1a wide enough for one elastic ring member 33 to fit in on the outer periphery, and a guide shaft 6 extending approximately parallel to the helical shaft 1, and rotates the helical shaft 1 by driving a helical shaft driving motor 2 while applying tension to each elastic ring member 33 wound between the helical shaft 1 and the guide shaft 6, by changing the shat-to-shaft distance between the helical shaft 1 and the guide shaft 6 through the operation of a cylinder 8. The helical shaft 1 and the guide shaft 6 are cantilevered almost horizontally at their respective ends on the same side.