Patent ID: 6554122
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
Assembly for conveying and rotating/transferring individual containers or beverage bottle cases or the like articles as well as moving or, laterally in a direction orthogonal to the travel direction of the articles, transferring the same, the assembly comprising two or more substantially cylindrical conveyor rolls (15) that are parallel to each other and aligned longitudinally in the travel direction of the articles, the conveyor rolls being adapted rotatable about their axes in order to effect the rotation of said articles or transfer thereof in the lateral direction, plus one or more conveyor belts (12) or the like means for transferring said articles in the longitudinal direction of said conveyor rolls (15), the conveyor belts (12) being adapted to pass over belt support rolls (10), characterized in that each one of the conveyor rolls (15) has adapted thereon at least one conveyor belt (12) running in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the conveyor roll and that the belt support rolls (10) are designed into an integral structure of the conveyor roll (15) so that the support rolls will rotate with the conveyor roll and that the conveyor belts (12) are arranged to run at least substantially in the plane of the cylindrical envelope surface of each conveyor roll (15).