To provide an article feeding device capable of feeding susceptible articles and articles crushed easily under pressure to a specified position by specified push-press force without being damaged.
This article feeding device comprises a driven member 2 suspended slidably from a horizontal pivot shaft 1, a drive device 3 making the driven member 2 to slide, and a follower member 5 supported by a lever 4 disposed in parallel with the pivot shaft 1 and moved reciprocably along the lever 4. A magnet body 6 allowed to be connected to the driven member 2 is installed on the follower member 5 at one side specified position, and a push-feeding member 7 abutted on the article A to be fed and capable of push- pressingly carrying the article A in the sliding direction of the drive member 5 is installed on the other side of the follower member 5.
ASATACHI KENTAROU