Patent ID: 6991085

Claim:
Universal device for automatically adjusting plastic containers vertically directing and horizontally aligning means in a directing-aligning machine, said machine comprising: a substantially cylindrical receptacle holding bulk plastic containers, comprising a rotating cylindrical wall, to the outer cylindrical wall a plurality of cradles ( 5 ) and a corresponding plurality of discharge channels ( 6 ) are fixed, both provided with movable parts ( 10 , 35 ) which can change their position in dependence on the containers size; a stationary cylindrical wall ( 3 ) surrounding cradles and discharge channels, at least one control member located on the machine outer stationary cylindrical wall ( 3 ) and adapted to engage cradles ( 5 ) movable parts ( 10 ) on receptacle rotation, for varying the position of said movable parts in dependence on containers size characterized by the fact it provides: for each cradle a fin ( 26 ) hinged to one of the two cradle longitudinal walls and adapted to rotate on the displacement of the cradle movable part ( 10 ) into the same cradle to reduce in this way the cross-section size in dependence on the diameter or largest size of the container cross-section; for each discharge channel a movable bottom wall ( 33 ) located between the tilted side walls ( 34 , 35 ) for reducing the channel width, the displacement of the bottom wall being controlled by the movable wall ( 35 ) for changing the channel depth in dependence on the diameter or the largest size of the container cross-section.