Patent ID: 8413790

Claim:
A method for transferring packaging containers from a first conveyor to a second conveyor, the method comprising: arranging one or more container pickers/placers on a frame that can pivot about a first horizontal axis from a container pick-up position to a container release position and back to the container pick-up position; causing the container pickers/placers on the frame to grip a one or more containers on the first conveyor; arranging the said container pickers/placers to be pivoted relative to said frame arrangement about a second horizontal axis, parallel with the said first axis by means of a transmission connecting the first and second axis; and making the container picker/placer perform a rotating movement about a third axis, at right angles to and rotatable about the second axis during its pivoting movement to the container release position; wherein the rotating movement about the third axis is caused by a mechanical connection driven by the relative movement between the pivoted frame and the second axis or caused by a drive unit on the picker/placer.