Automated apparatus for transporting, lining-up and stowing cylindrical fragile bodies

An automated apparatus for transporting, lining-up and stowing cylindrical fragile bodies. It promotes efficiency of the stowing operation and ensures sanitation during stowing. Furthermore it disposes cylindrical fragile bodies within receptacles in a compact manner. The apparatus according to this invention comprises a receptacle supply mechanism for supplying receptacles; a transportation and mechanism for lining-up cylindrical fragile bodies and transporting them; a push mechanism for accommodating cylindrical fragile bodies coming from the lining-up mechanism temporarily, and pushing them out in lots and in a predetermined sequence; a stowage mechanism for receiving cylindrical fragile bodies coming from the push mechanism and stowing them into receptacles coming from the receptacle supply mechanism; an elevation-position mechanism for elevating the receptacles coming from the receptacle supply mechanism and holding them temporarily at a location near the receiving means; a vibrating mechanism for vibrating the receptacles so as to make the cylindrical fragile bodies stow into the receptacles to be arranged in a compact manner; and a microprocessor for controlling the processes of transporting, lining-up and stowing cylindrical fragile bodies.