Patent ID: 7976449

Claim:
A transfer device for transferring a folding box from a magazine that accommodates flat folding boxes to a transport device, thereby simultaneously erecting the box, and with a holding device which takes over the folding box to hold the box during transfer thereof, the holding device moving along a cycloid path having several turning points and intermediate curved sections, the transfer device comprising: a basic lever structured to perform a continuous, steady rotary motion; a first lever pair comprising a first lever which is pivotably disposed on said basic lever via a first joint and a second lever which is pivotably disposed on said first lever via a second joint; a second lever pair comprising a third lever which is pivotably disposed on said basic lever via a third joint and a fourth lever which is pivotably disposed on said third lever via a fourth joint; a holding block to which the holding device is mounted, said holding block pivotably connected to said second lever of said first lever pair via a further joint; and a pivotably disposed guiding part having a linear guidance, wherein a carriage part, formed on said holding block, is disposed, structured and dimensioned to seat on and move along said linear guidance; a first curve roller cooperating with said first lever pair; a first control cam cooperating with said first curve roller; a second curve roller cooperating with said second lever pair; and a second control cam cooperating with said second curve roller.