System for controlled distribution of components

A system for controlled distribution of components for timepieces, for an installation for automatic assembly of all or part of an article produced from at least one of said components, the system comprising:

• a vibrating device wherein said components are placed in bulk, which is provided with first and second compartments connected together at a first end by a first passage zone in which the first end of the first compartment is positioned above the first end of the second compartment such that the components from the first end of the first compartment fall into the first end of the second compartment, and the first and second compartments are connected together at a second end by a second passage zone in which the second end of the second compartment is positioned above the second end of the first compartment such that the components in the second end of the second compartment fall into to the second end of the first compartment to form a closed circuit wherein the components can flow continuously in the first and second compartments, and
• an articulated gripping arm provided to seize said components from a distribution zone positioned between the first and second passage zones to distribute said components to said automatic assembly installation,
• the vibrating device comprising first and second planes inclined in opposite directions included, respectively, in the first and second compartments, said components being able to progress along the first and second inclined planes towards a supply platform on which at least one component can be arranged in advance of its seizure by the articulated gripping arm, said supply platform being located in the second compartment at an exit of the second inclined plane.