Abstract: A device for sorting bent elongated articles, in particular rods or tubes, having a measuring span with an inclined plane, down which the articles roll. A separating system provided at the outlet end of the measuring span sorts the bent articles from the straight articles, whereby a pressure gauge is arranged in the measuring span in order to determine the force of the rolling-off articles onto the inclined plane. The measured force of the rolling-off articles in the measuring span is evaluated regarding a curvature and the articles are sorted by the evaluated signal through the separating system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for sorting of bent elongated articles, in particular of rods or tubes, which have a measuring span with an inclined plane, down which the articles roll, and a separating system provided at the outlet end of the measuring span for sorting of the bent articles from the straight articles, whereby a pressure gauge is arranged in the measuring span in order to determine the force of the rolling-off articles onto the inclined plane. Furthermore the invention relates to a corresponding method for sorting of bent elongated articles, in particular of rods or tubes, where an article to be tested rolls off on a measuring span with an inclined plane, whereby the force of the rolling-off articles onto the inclined plane is measured in the measuring span and is evaluated regarding a curvature and the articles are sorted by means of the evaluated signal through a separating system provided at the outlet end of the measuring span.