Workpiece feeding device for an edge shaping apparatus

Abstract

A workpiece feeding device is to be used with an edge shaping apparatus and includes a base unit, a housing unit, a feeding cylinder unit and a drive unit. The housing unit is mounted uprightly on the base unit and includes a surrounding wall with a front wall portion, and a partition member which is connected integrally to the surrounding wall and which cooperates with the front wall portion so as to confine a pair of upright cylindrical receiving spaces. The front wall portion is formed with a pair of vertical slots to access respectively the cylindrical receiving spaces. The feeding cylinder unit includes a pair of feeding cylinders received respectively in the cylindrical receiving spaces and mounted rotatably on the base unit. The feeding cylinders extend out of the cylindrical receiving spaces via the vertical slots. The drive unit is connected operably to the feeding cylinders and is operable so as to drive rotatably the feeding cylinders.

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