Patent ID: 9475657
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A61F,B65G,F16H

Claim Text:
1. Apparatus for transferring an object from a first station to a second station with a different orientation compared to that at said first station, comprising a stator, a rotor rotatable externally of said stator about an axis of rotation of the rotor, and at least one retaining member for retaining said object, said at least one retaining member being rotatable integrally with said rotor with respect to said stator and being in turn rotatable with respect to said rotor about an axis of rotation of said at least one retaining member, wherein said stator is provided with a cam profile coupled to and functionally cooperating with at least one axially extending follower, said at least one follower being constrained to said at least one retaining member in such a way as to cause said at least one retaining member to be rotated about said axis of rotation of said at least one retaining member as a function of the relative position of said follower with respect to said cam profile, wherein said axis of rotation of said at least one retaining member and the axis of extension of said follower are substantially always incident to said axis of rotation of the rotor.