Patent ID: 8307977

Claim:
Device for conveying vessels of the bottle type, using clamps, between a feeding member and routing members, of the type comprising: a primary entry wheel rotated and equipped with clamps which are supported by arms arranged in a star pattern, transfer means situated between said primary entry wheel and said routing members, said means also being provided with flat clamps, wherein said device comprises a primary wheel comprising a plurality of groups of flat clamps grasping said bottles under the rim thereof, each group of clamps being associated with a dedicated control mechanism to open and close said clamps in a synchronized manner, with means for holding said bottles at said feeding member and said clamps of said transfer means, and wherein said transfer means comprises a plurality of secondary wheels, the number of which corresponds to the number of groups of clamps distributed on said primary wheel, each secondary wheel comprising: clamps, having a tangential speed equivalent to that of said clamps of said primary wheel which are also supported by arms arranged in a star pattern on a plate, and a mechanism for controlling said clamps to open and close same in a synchronized manner with the opening and closure of the corresponding clamps of said primary wheel and handling means arranged on said routing members in the form of conveyors.