PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skewer supplying device capable of corresponding to a special shape such as a short skewer of a gun skewer, or a short skewer with extremely short dimension, which has been conventionally difficult to supply while keeping directions, and capable of reliably and stably supplying one by one without clogging or stumbling.SOLUTION: The skewer supplying device 1 supplies the gun skewer 204 stored in a hopper 20 by conveying in a conveying path 40. When the skewer is conveyed by falling on a slide surface 41a being an inclined surface in the conveying path 40, a separating member 61 pressed by a separation cam 63 is moved while a second rotation shaft 62 makes one rotation. Thus, the second skewer L from the top among multiple skewers L arranged in the conveying passage 40 is pressed and held by a pressing pin 61a. In the state above, an opening/closing member 71 pressed by an opening/closing cam 73 is moved from a closed position to an open position so that a vent 40a is opened. Thus, only the top skewer L is discharged from the vent 40a.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】従来、向きを一定に保った状態での安定的な供給が困難であった鉄砲串の短串など特殊な形状や極めて短い寸法の短串にも対応が可能であり、それらを詰まりや引っ掛かりを生じることなく確実に一本ずつ安定的に供給できる串供給装置を提供すること。【解決手段】ホッパー20に収容した鉄砲串204を搬送路40で搬送して供給する串供給装置1において、搬送路40における傾斜面状のスライド面41aを串が滑落することで搬送される際、第2回転軸62が一回転する間に、分離用カム63で押圧された分離部材61が移動することで、搬送路40に並ぶ多数の串Lのうち最先から2番目の串Lを押えピン61aで押えて保持し、その状態で、開閉用カム73で押圧された開閉部材71が閉位置から開位置へ移動して排出口40aが開かれることで、最先の一本の串Lのみが排出口40aから排出されるように構成した。【選択図】図14
