Patent ID: 7275709

Claim:
A turning device comprising: a turning bar adapted to reroute a web of material, said turning bar having a first, longitudinal base end and a second, longitudinal free end spaced from said first longitudinal base end, said turning bar being supported for pivotal movement about a pivot point having a pivot axis adjacent said first longitudinal base end; a sliding body supported for movement and receiving said first longitudinal base end of said turning bar, said turning bar first longitudinal base end being connected to said sliding body at said pivot point for pivotal movement, with respect to said sliding body, about said pivot axis at said connection of said first longitudinal base end of said turning bar to said sliding body, said second, longitudinal free end of said turning bar being spaced from said sliding body in a cantilever manner; and a linear actuator having a first linear actuator portion pivotably fixed to said sliding body at a first fixed distance from said pivot axis and having a second linear actuator portion pivotably fixed to said turning bar adjacent said first longitudinal base end of said turning bar and spaced at a second fixed distance from said pivot axis, said linear actuator being movable with said sliding body and said turning bar and being operable to pivot said turning bar through 90° about said pivot axis, with respect to said sliding body, to shift said turning bar between first and second web rerouting positions.