Container transfer device having a variable geometry guide wheel
US7007793B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C2003/2668
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for transferring containers wherein the containers (12) are transferred on an arc-shaped path about a central axis (A1) of the transfer device (10), which device includes at least a support wheel (20) and a guide wheel (24) driven with the same rotational movement about the axis (A1) of the device, and wherein the guide wheel (24) has a periphery, cells whereof the dimensions are adapted to the dimension of the containers (12) to be transferred. The guide wheel (24) includes a device for varying the dimension of the cells so as to adapt them to the dimensions of the containers (12) to be transferred.
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