Patent ID: 11919724
Assignee: CANLINE SYSTEMS B.V.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. Orientation changing transporter section as claimed in claim 18 and further configured to be included in a transporter system for transporting a stream of substantially cylindrical objects, wherein the orientation changing transporter section comprises an inlet configured to receive the stream of substantially cylindrical objects, an outlet configured to discharge the stream of substantially cylindrical objects, a plurality of stationary guide rails arranged to delimit at least part of a passage through which the stream of substantially cylindrical objects is guided, wherein the intermediate orientation changing transporter section further comprises a rotatable frame configured to be rotated with respect to the plurality of stationary guide rails to a plurality of rotational positions, wherein the rotatable frame comprises a first movable guide rail configured to delimit the remaining part of the orientation changing passage when the rotatable frame is in first rotational position and a second movable guide rail configured to delimit the remaining part of the orientation changing passage when the rotatable frame is the second rotational position, wherein the plurality of stationary guide rails and the rotatable frame with the first and second movable guide rails are configured to, when the stream of substantially cylindrical objects is guided through the orientation changing passage, change the orientation of each of the substantially cylindrical objects in the stream of substantially cylindrical objects from the first orientation to the second orientation, and wherein the first and second movable guide rails of the intermediate orientation changing transporter section are configured to define orientation changing passages having different sizes in cross-section.