Patent ID: 6845861

Claim:
An assembly for conveying packets ( 2 ) comprising a first and a second conveyor ( 4 , 5 ) for conveying the packets ( 2 ) at a first and a second travelling speed (V 1 , V 2 ) respectively and extending side by side along at least a given portion (T) in a first direction (D 1 ); and a transfer device ( 6 ) having a deflecting member ( 21 ) for transferring the packets ( 2 ) from the first ( 4 ) to the second ( 5 ) conveyor along said given portion (T); the deflecting member ( 21 ) comprising a drum ( 27 ) rotating about an axis ( 22 ) parallel to a second direction (D 2 ) perpendicular to the first direction (D 1 ) and having blades ( 28 ) for varying the orientation of said packets ( 2 ) during transfer from the first ( 4 ) to the second ( 5 ) conveyor; said blades ( 28 ) extending radially with respect to said axis ( 22 ) to rotate each packet ( 2 ) about the axis ( 22 ).