Comparative Analysis of Probability of Gripping Asymmetric Rod Blanks In Hopper Feeding-Orienting Devices with Tangential Pockets at Different Orienting Methods

The article describes methods of orientation in mechanical disk hopper feeding-orienting devices with tangential pockets. Main stages of mathematical description of probability of gripping asymmetric rod blanks in devices of specifi ed type depending on parameters of blanks and hopper feeding-orienting device are considered. Mathematical relationships are presented to describe the probability characterizing the favorable position of rod stepped workpieces for their gripping, with active and passive methods of orientation. A comparative analysis of the probability of gripping stepped cylindrical workpieces and workpieces with a fl ange in a hopper feeding-orienting device with tangential pockets was carried out with various methods of orientation, during which the degree of infl uence of the method of orienting stepped workpieces of two types on the probability of gripping and, thereby, the feed rate of the device was estimated.