Parts feeding device

A parts feeding apparatus comprising:

• a main feed rod reciprocating along a first axis and having a recess formed therein for receiving a part delivered to a transfer point along the first axis;
• an auxiliary feed rod reciprocating within a sleeve along a second axis, which intersects the first axis, and forms an acute angle therewith;
• means for supplying the part to a preselected pickup point along the second axis;
• means fixed to an outward end of the auxiliary feed rod, for removably retaining the part, when the outward end is displaced to the pickup point;
• means for connecting the sleeve to the part supplying means;
• means for jointly displacing the sleeve and part supplying means along a direction parallel with the first axis;
• means for extending the auxiliary rod relative to the sleeve, along the second axis, until the part is located at the transfer point along the first axis;
• means for displacing the main feed rod to achieve engagement of the part by the main feed rod at the transfer point along the first axis;
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• means located in the recess of the main feed rod for releasably retaining the part while the displacing mean continues movement of the retained part beyond the engagement point.