Patent ID: 7104390

Claim:
A conveying apparatus for spouts or bags with spouts, wherein said conveying apparatus receives said spouts or bags with spouts that are conveyed in a single row along guide rails and changes direction of conveying so as to transfer said spouts or bags with spouts to subsequent guide rails, said conveying apparatus comprising: a circular rotating body which is driven rotationally, an outer circumferential edge portion of said circular rotating body being in a circular shape, a guide rail which is disposed around a circumference of said rotating body with a predetermined spacing in between, and a plurality of grippers which are disposed on said rotating body and are rotated together with said rotating body, wherein: said rotating body has an outer circumferential edge portion that enters into groove portions between flanges of said spouts and thus supports said flanges, said guide rail has on an inner side thereof a circular arc form guide portion that enters into groove portions between flanges of said spouts and thus support said flanges, and said grippers have spout holding portions that open and close in a vertical direction at a predetermined timing as said rotating body is rotated, said spout holding portions being lowered onto said outer circumferential edge portion when said spout holding portions are closed.