Patent ID: 8678176

Claim:
A conveyor for moving and positioning objects along a conveyor path, the conveyor comprising: a conveyor rail extending along the conveying path; at least one carriage movable along the conveyor rail; an article support rotatably mounted with respect to the carriage; a turning block associated with the article support, rotation of the turning block causing corresponding rotation of the article support; an aligning station in the path of the turning block for rotating the turning block and article support to a predetermined orientation; the turning block having a first disk with a first perimeter contour and a second disk with a second perimeter contour, and the aligning station including features for selectively engaging at least the second disk as the turning block moves through the aligning station to rotate the article support into the predetermined orientation; the features of the aligning station including a series of first, second, and third turning pins arranged and positioned to engage at least the second disk.