Patent ID: 8272497
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for conveying packages, comprising: a first conveying device which conveys the packages in a predefined conveying direction; a rotating device which rotates at least some of the packages by a predefined angle of rotation with respect to a predefined axis of rotation, the axis being relative to the conveying device; and a controller which controls the rotation of each package individually, wherein the rotating device comprises at least one gripping device which grips the packages for rotation, wherein the gripping device can move in the conveying direction above the conveying device, wherein the conveying speed of the first conveying device is synchronized with a movement speed of the gripping device, and wherein arranged upstream of the rotating device in the conveying direction is a sensor device for detecting the presence of a package and a control device, which, in reaction to a signal from the sensor device, initiates the package rotation, and wherein the rotating device carries out a precisely defined rotation and is also moved at least in the conveying direction while carrying out a rotational movement, wherein movement in the conveying direction is at least temporarily synchronized with the conveying speed of the conveying device in the conveying direction.