Patent ID: 9682829
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B65G

Claim:
1. An apparatus for transporting containers, said apparatus comprising a transport device, said transport device comprising a first transport section, a second transport section, and a conversion section, wherein said first transport section comprises a first transfer position, wherein said conversion section comprises a plurality of second transfer positions, a container holder, and a container gripper, wherein said first transport section conveys a first container stream along a first transport direction, said first container stream having a first width, wherein said second transport section conveys a second container stream along a second transport direction, said second container stream having a second width that differs from said first width, wherein said conversion section is disposed between said first and second transport sections, wherein said conversion section is configured to pass containers at said first transport section in a controlled manner to any one of said second transfer positions, wherein said second transfer positions are distributed along a third transport direction that extends along said conversion section, wherein said container holder is movable in a controlled manner along said third transport direction between said first transfer position and any one of said second transfer positions, wherein said gripper is configured to grip a container at said first transfer position and to carry said container along said third transport direction to any one of said second transfer positions, wherein said container holder comprises an arm, wherein said container gripper is at an end of said arm, and wherein said arm is configured to swivel.