Patent ID: 7975832

Claim:
A transfer assembly for transferring glass articles ( 2 ) from a supporting surface onto an unloading conveyor, the assembly comprising a fixed support ( 6 ); a pickup and transfer member for engaging the articles for transfer; a powered first actuating member connected to said fixed support to rotate in opposite directions about a substantially vertical fixed hinge axis; a first rod connected to said first actuating member to move in a first direction substantially perpendicular to said fixed hinge axis; and first actuating means for moving said first rod in said first direction; the assembly being characterized by also comprising first hinge means for connecting said first rod to said pickup member in rotary manner about a first movable hinge axis parallel to said fixed hinge axis; a second actuating member carried by said first actuating member; a second rod connected to said second actuating member to move in a second direction substantially perpendicular to said fixed hinge axis; reciprocal displacement means interposed between said second rod and at least one of said pickup member and said first actuating member; and second actuating means, independent of said first actuating means, to move said second rod with respect to said second actuating member in a direction substantially perpendicular to said fixed hinge axis and independently of said first rod.