Patent ID: 7435039

Claim:
A device for realizing a predetermined orientation of singularlized work pieces being transported on a sliding surface, the device comprising: a device configured to deliver a first air current to the sliding surface, a first flow element configured to uniformly distribute the air current over the sliding surface, the first flow element comprising at least two perforated plates that lie on top of one another and can be moved relative to one another, a second flow element configured to realize a flow profile, the second flow element comprising a pair of perforated plates arranged on top of one another, at least one of the plates being configured to be turned relative to the other plate in a plane that lies parallel to the other plate, and a guiding element configured to direct the flow profile so that the first air current is inclined relative to a moving direction of the workpieces in such a way that a resulting air current resulting from the air current delivered by the device and the movement of the work pieces extends perpendicular to the moving direction of the work pieces.