Patent ID: 9446906
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: B61B,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A spindle conveyor for conveying workpieces comprising: a) a rail system which includes at least one carrying rail; b) a plurality of transport carriages, each of which includes running gear that is movable in a direction of transport on the at least one carrying rail, and a carrying device for workpieces that is carried along by the running gear; wherein c) each workpiece is supported by a workpiece spindle that is included in the carrying device, and wherein d) the carrying device includes a pair of workpiece spindles comprising a first and a second workpiece spindle, wherein the first workpiece spindle supports a first workpiece and the second workpiece spindle supports a second workpiece; e) the pair of workpiece spindles is mounted to rotate, as a unit, in relation to the running gear about a vertical axis of rotation, and may adopt at least a first rotary position and a second rotary position, wherein the pair of workpiece spindles is coupled to an entraining unit such that the pair of workpiece spindles cannot rotate in relation thereto, and, with an actuating element, which rotates the pair of workpiece spindles mechanically from the first rotary position into the second rotary position and/or from the second rotary position into the first rotary position.