Patent ID: 6648123
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
An arrangement by a conveyor (1, 2) for items (3), such as packaging bodies of glass, for example, comprising a means (4) for raising the items (3) from a lying position, in which the bottom of the respective item (3) is oriented in a random direction on the conveyor (1, 2), into a standing position with the bottom thereof facing the conveyor (1, 2), characterized in that the raising means is in the form of a raising means (4) extending, before the item (3) enters the raising means (4), essentially in an extension of an upper portion (1) of the conveyor, and the raising means (4) is rotationally supported about an axis (5), which is located downstream of the center of gravity of the item (3), after the item (3) has entered the raising means (4), so that on rotation of the raising means (4) the item (3) is raised into its standing position with its bottom downwards, facing a lower portion (2) of the conveyor.